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Small hydrostatic balance
This small, blown-glass hydrostatic balance consists of an arm suspended on a fulcrum at its center. A small sealed glass sphere hangs from one end of the arm; a small basket containing crystal fragments hangs at the other end. The balance measures the density of fluids. This is done by immersing the [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Balance (scales)
- balances (scales)
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
- Balance (scales)
- balances (scales)
Medium
- glass
- Glass
- glass (material)
Providing institution
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- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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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:409047
Extent
- height 323 mm, arm length 265 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
- Cimento Academy collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/Archimedes.html
Year
- 1640
- 1660
Providing country
- Italy