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with an “ostrich”-necked cucubert, clay luting, various
receiving flasks, charcoal furnace, bellows, tongs, and poker
The 45th issue of Museum Notes gives a brief history of the oldest known distillation apparatus as illustrated by various reproductions found in the Oesper Collections.
read moreThese occasional notes highlight items and topics of interest in the Oesper Collections in the History of Chemistry. For more information please contact Editor/Curator: Dr. William B. Jensen, Oesper Professor of Chemical Education and History of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati.
Latest Issue:
A Few Alembics : Notes from the Oesper Collections, No. 45, July/August 2017
A brief history of the oldest known distillation apparatus as illustrated by various reproductions found in the Oesper Collections.
A Few Alembics : Notes from the Oesper Collections, No. 45, July/August 2017
A brief history of the oldest known distillation apparatus as illustrated by various reproductions found in the Oesper Collections.
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