Product Description
MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES, BRASS
FREE
MAGNETIC FIELD CHAMBER
FREE
MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES, CAST IRON
FREE
Description
MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERE
MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES:
These are a pair of large copper hemispheres, with mating rims. They were used to demonstrate the power of atmospheric pressure. When the rims were sealed with grease and the air was pumped out, the sphere contained a vacuum and could not be pulled apart by teams of horses. The Magdeburg hemispheres were designed by a German scientist and mayor of Magdeburg, Otto von Guericke, to demonstrate the air pump that he had invented, and the concept of atmospheric pressure.
Specifications:
- Similar to Cat No. 1021280 but made of cast iron and finished in scratch resistant epoxy coating.
- Sizes (diameters) available are (approx) 1021300/2 75 mm.
Category: Physics Labware