Spinning Bowl

Description:

Glass bowl designed for use with a whirling table to demonstrate the parabolic surface of a rotating liquid. Inscriptions read “Max Kohl A.G. Chemnitz” and “Made in Germany.”

Ref: Max Kohl, Preisliste Nr. 21 Physikalische Apparate (Chemnitz, 1905), p. 202.

Maker: Max Kohl

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Trinity College, Department of Physics

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0743.01Catalog Number: 1981.0743.01Accession Number: 1981.0743

Object Name: spinning bowl

Measurements: overall: 8 1/4 in x 8 5/8 in; 20.955 cm x 21.9075 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-49f4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1817280

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