| Reference number | PP/10/49/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/42/50 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagram, experimental equipment by Alexander Scott |
| Date | 1887 |
| Description | A diagram of the apparatus used in Scott's investigations into the composition of water by volume, including a calibrated glass measuring vessel connected to a manometer and a mercury trough with a gas jar inside it 'to receive measured volumes of hydrogen and oxygen'. Parts of the apparatus are labelled A-L and are described in an accompanying key.
Subject: Physics / Scientific apparatus and instruments
A print of this diagram was published in volume 42 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On the composition of water by volume'. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1887.0090 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6427 | Scott; Alexander (1853 - 1947); chemist | 1853 - 1947 |