Drying tubes for gases, after Martinus van Marum — Teylers Museum

Drying tubes for gases, after Martinus van Marum

1790 - 1791

These glass tubes were an important part of the combustion apparatus in cabinet I. To be able to study the combustion process as accurately as possible, it was necessary that all substances involved in combustion were as pure as possible. Because oxygen often contained some hydrogen, the oxygen was led through this glass tube filled with a salt, before the combustion. The salt withdraws the hydrogen from the oxygen, which is why the tubes are also called drying tubes.

Administration name

Fysisch Kabinet

Title

Drying tubes for gases, after Martinus van Marum

Translated title

Drying tubes for gases, after Martinus van Marum

Dating

[{'start': '1790', 'end_precision': u'', 'end': '1791', 'start_precision': u''}]

Object number

FK 0224