
Sujet
The production of heat by compression
Légende
Engraving depicting the production of heat by compression. A piece of tinder is placed in a cavity at the bottom of the pneumatic syringe. When the plunger is suddenly pushed down, enough heat is generated to ignite the tinder. Dated 19th Century
Date
19e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP23A15_285
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (1,6Mo) / 65,2cm x 23,1cm / 7699 x 2724 (300dpi)