Pneumatic Syringe
notes: label: Description
content: A pneumatic (or fire) syringe showed that when air is rapidly condensed, its temperature rises markedly. The form was discussed in many nineteenth century physics texts. The inventor is unknown, as are the maker and/or vendor of this example.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.315732
label: catalog number
content: 315732
label: accession number
content: 217544
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pneumatic syringe
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 1 5/8 in; 40.64 cm x 4.1275 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 1 5/8 in; 40.64 cm x 4.1275 cm