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Plate 182: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Includes another view of the machine's gearing in the background.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; angle crown gears.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 180: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; Spur gears; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 181: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
The machine's pulleys are enlarged and featured in the background.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 179: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Machine sits on casters. Shows a bell being moved.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 178: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Shows a column being moved.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 176: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Entire machine rotates on a wheel in the base.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; roller thrust bearing.
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Plate 177: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Entire machine rotates on a wheel in the base. Includes details of machine parts hidden within, pictured at right top and bottom.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; ratchet; roller thrust…
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Plate 175: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Machine sits on four casters.
Mechanics: capstan bars; hand crank; worm and worm gear; lewis.
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Plate 174: Crane for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: capstan bars; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear.
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Plate 173: Two cranes for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Top: for lifting weights of any size from a ship or barge. Bottom: for moving and pulling heavy weights.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; flywheel.
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Beckman Model 957 Air/Fuel Analyzer
- Undated
This instrument measures the air/fuel ratio in automobile engines. This ratio can be used to determine the amount of energy and pollutants produced by combustion.
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Beckman Model 950A Ozone Analyzer
- Circa 1978
First marketed in 1978, this instrument analyzes ozone in air samples. Ozone is an air pollutant created by chemical reactions that occur between oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds in the presence of…
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Beckman Model 3600 Recording UV/Visible Spectrophotometer
- 1960s
This model followed in the tradition of the DU, the first ultraviolent/visible spectrum spectrophotometer.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called…
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Beckman L5-50P Recoverable Oil Centrifuge System
- 1973 – 1982
Beckman released its first L5 centrifuge in 1973.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco…
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Beckman Synchron CX5 Clinical Analyzer
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The CX5 debuted in 1988.
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Unidentified man wielding syringe, with Beckman TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- Circa 1987
A man flanked by dramatically-lit glassware uses a syringe, separated from a Beckman tabletop ultracentrifuge by opened blinds. This model was produced in 1978.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after…
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Beckman Synchron 05CE
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses.
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Beckman Paragon CZE 2000 Capillary Electrophoresis System
- 1990s
Beckman's Paragon line of electrophoresis systems debuted in 1981. The CZE 2000 was released in 1993.
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Synchron CX7 Clinical System
- 1990s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The CX7 debuted in 1991.
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Beckman P/ACE System 5510
- 1990s
Beckman introduced the P/ACE 5000 series of capillary electrophoresis systems in 1993.
Electrophoresis uses an electric field to separate particles in a medium (like a gel) based on their size, charge, or a binding…
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Beckman Φ72 pH Meter with artistically illuminated glassware
- 1980s
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…
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Beckman LS 6000SE Liquid Scintillation Counter
- 1989 – 1998
Beckman introduced the LS-6000 series in 1989.
Liquid scintillation counters measure the radioactivity of a sample by mixing the sample with a solvent containing a scintillator, which will emit photons in the presence…
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Beckman Synchron CX3 Clinical Analyzer
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The CX3 debuted in 1987.
