Thermal Conductivity Apparatus
notes: label: Description
content: This simple apparatus shows that different metals conduct heat at different rates. Jan Ingenhousz, a Dutch man of science, described a similar device in his <i>Expériences et Observations sur Divers Objets de Physique</i> (Paris, 1785). He, in turn, was inspired by Benjamin Franklin who had wondered why silver teapots tended to have wooden handles.
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content: Since the names of the several metals are in French, this item was probably made in France.
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content: Ref: http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2014/01/benjamin-franklin-and-his-silver-teapot.html
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Military Academy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.315737
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content: 315737
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content: 217544
objectType: label: Object Name
content: thermal conductivity apparatus
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 9 1/2 in x 12 5/8 in; 12.7 cm x 24.13 cm x 32.0675 cm