Cavendish's apparatus for exploding detonating gas

Cavendish's apparatus for exploding detonating gas

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907, author
Publication:
New York: Longmans, Green, 1897
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Equipment and Supplies
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
A bell jar sits in a container of liquid, another glass vessel is attached to the bell jar by means of a stopcock; this second container is filled with detonating gas which is ignited by a spark from a Leyden jar in the upper right corner.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Is part of: Principles of chemistry, v. 1, p. 168, fig. 31.; See related catalog record: 04511480R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
wood engraving
NLM Unique ID:
101435337 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A012212
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101435337