Chemistry equipment, early 19th century #3 is a photograph by Science Photo Library which was uploaded on March 7th, 2014.
Chemistry equipment, early 19th century #3
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Chemistry equipment, early 19th century #3
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This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Chemical Heritage Foundation of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. Chemical equipment. Early 19th-century artwork depicting a two sets of devices and instruments used in chemistry experiments. At top (labelled 1) is a steelyard balance and weights being used to weigh gases, with a thermometer also present. At bottom (labelled 2) is an apparatus used for the combustion of diamond. Sunlight focused with a lens causes a diamond to combust. The only product is carbon dioxide, proving that diamonds contain only carbon. This is Plate X of a series on modern chemical apparatus published in London in 1801 for the 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature'.
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