Dr. William Jensen explains “The Strange Blowpipe 19th Century Miners Used to Analyze Ore” in the Wired article at http://www.wired.com/2014/08/crazy-blowpipe-apparatus/#slide-id-1232521.
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A brass hydrometer jar with handle and thermometer and two metal hydrometers probably designed to monitor the fermentation of beer.
The 28th issue of Museum Notes highlights yet another scientific instrument produced by the 19th-century Cincinnati inventor Henry Twitchell (1816-1875).
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The Chemistry-Biology Library Welcomes New & Returning Students! The Chem-Bio Library, 5034 Rieveschl Hall, invites all students, parents, and faculty to stop on Sunday of Welcome Weekend: Sunday, August 24. Stop by and visit the library anytime from 1 – 5 pm. Students and parents are welcome to stop by for treats and fun. Learn more about the library through a brief tour. See our upcoming group collaboration space, reserve collections, Info Commons workstations, and study spaces.
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A circa 1928 Bock-Benedict colorimeter
The 27th issue of Museum Notes tells the story of a UC graduate who, inspired by his undergraduate chemistry teacher, went on to become a nationally prominent physiological chemist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Reproduction of a Marsh apparatus
The 26th issue of Museum Notes deals with the historic Marsh test for arsenic and its role in both the history of forensic chemistry and detective fiction.
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Examples of surviving half-liter Grenet cells (Jensen-Thomas Apparatus Collection). The cell on the right has its Zn anode raised.
The 25th issue of Museum Notes is the last installment of our series on historic voltaic cells and highlights the famous dichromate cell of Poggendorff and Warington.
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The Leclanché cell as depicted in Benjamin’s 1893 treatise on the voltaic cell.
The 24th issue of Museum Notes highlights the Leclanché voltaic cell in both its original wet-cell form and modern dry-cell form. This cell is the basis of most of our current everyday batteries from the D-cells used in traditional flashlights to the smaller AAA-cells used in many of our everyday electronic devices.
Click here for all other issues of Notes from The Oesper Collections and to explore the Jensen-Thomas Apparatus Collection.