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Hydrostatic bubbles, for measuring strength of spirits
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Hydrostatic bubbles were used to measure the strength of spirits, each bubble having a slightly different density. This box of eleven bubbles is by Peter Massino and dates from 1815.
Box of eleven hydrostatic balls
From the 18th century onwards, research carried out by observation and experiment was increasingly measured in numbers, rather than by verbal description. New accurate and sensitive measuring instruments were needed to produce these numbers.
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- Online ID: 000-100-000-108-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Date: 1815
- Material: Ball, hydrostatic / box
- Dimensions: 40 mm H x 75 mm Dia (with lid); 35 mm H x 75 mm Dia (without)
- What: Ball, hydrostatic / box
- Subject: Distilling, brewing and proving (NMAS Classification)
- Who: P. Massino, 1 North College Street, Edinburgh (Maker)
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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