- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Not ascertained
- Primary inscriptions
- Unsigned and undated
- Object type
- Eudiometer
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 53mm Height: 143mm Width: 25mm Weight: 165g
- Inventory No
- 29550
Description
This type is known as the 'inflammable air' or spark eudiometer, in which the volume changes were produced by electric 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.
