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Stem hydrometer
Hydrometer consisting of a graduated stem with white enamel dots. The bulb has three glass rings from which an iron disk is suspended by means of small chains. This type of instrument was probably intended for measuring the density of wines.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Hydrometer
- hydrometers
Medium
- glass
- Glass
- glass (material)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Hydrometer
- hydrometers
Medium
- glass
- Glass
- glass (material)
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- mid-17th cent.
- 1660
- 1640
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:409030
Extent
- length 215 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
- Cimento Academy collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Hydrometer.html
Year
- 1640
- 1660
Providing country
- Italy