Alembic, 2000
Item — Box: 1, Object: 2006.501.047
Scope and Contents
Museum of the History of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Alembics were used for distillation through the end of the 19th century. The flask was heated and the vapors condensed on the inside of the cooler head at the top. The condensate then ran out the spout.
Dates
- Creation: 2000
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
Contact:
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
215.873.5265 (Fax)
reference@sciencehistory.org
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
215.873.5265 (Fax)
reference@sciencehistory.org