eudiometer
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Origin of eudiometer
1770–80; < Greek eúdio ( s ) clear, mild (literally, well skied, equivalent to eu- eu- + di-, stem of Zeus god of the sky + -os adj. suffix) + -meter
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Alessandro Volta designed a eudiometer for exploding bad-smelling gases with electricity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Detonating Tube, a species of eudiometer, being a stout glass tube used in chemical analysis for detonating gaseous bodies.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
The eudiometer, a most curious instrument for fixing the purity of air, by measuring the proportion of oxygen, was discovered by Dr. Priestley.
From Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
If the two gases are introduced into the eudiometer in the exact proportions in which they combine, after the combination has taken place the liquid will rise and completely fill the tube.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
It includes the following specimens: 3 chemical retorts, 6 bell jars, 1 gas collecting flask, 6 flasks, 4 funnels, 23 miscellaneous metal and glass objects, and 1 eudiometer.
From Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Silvio A. Bedini
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