Balance after Mohr

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Inventory Number:

HYD01

The instrument was first described in 1832 by the German chemist Carl Friedrich Mohr. It is a balance with two arms, where the equilibrium is reached by adding weight on a tray. This type of instrument was modified by G. Westphal who replaced the tray with an adjustable counterweight. Used to study the buoyant force.

Data

Date:

1880 (c.)

Origin:

University of Athens - Faculty of Philosophy

Location:

Museum of Science and Technology, University of Athens

Dimensions:

Length : 20cm, Height : 19cm

Hydrostatics / Hydrodynamics