Cartesian Diver
notes: label: Description
content: A Cartesian diver (or devil) demonstrates the principle of buoyancy and the ideal gas law. It is named after René Descartes (1596-1650), a French philosopher and mathematician, and may have been invented by him. This example probably dates from the nineteenth century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mount St. Mary's College
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.326115
label: catalog number
content: 326115
label: accession number
content: 257245
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cartesian diver
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 2 1/2 in; 38.1 cm x 6.35 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 1/2 in x 7 in; 57.15 cm x 17.78 cm