Alembic, 2000
Item — Box: 1, Object: 2006.501.052
Scope and Contents
Museum of the History of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. An alembic was used for distillation until the end of the 19th century. Vapors of the liquid heated in the flask at the bottom condensed on the inside of the cooler head and were drawn off at the spout.
Dates
- Creation: 2000
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
215.873.5265 (Fax)
reference@sciencehistory.org