- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Formerly in the Daubeny Laboratory
- Primary inscriptions
- Unsigned and undated
- Object type
- Eudiometer
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 76mm Height: 253mm Weight: 599g
- Inventory No
- 44404
Description
This type is known as the 'inflammable air' or spark eudiometer, in which the volume changes were produced by elevtriv sparks. It was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1776. The spark was produced between the two electrodes at the top. One has an iron cap to protect the top.
