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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: University of Santa Clara
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.325980
label: catalog number
content: 325980
label: accession number
content: 256489
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pneumatic syringe
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 2 in; 35.56 cm x 5.08 cm