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Beckman Metabolic Measurement Cart

  • 1975 – 1984

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This instrument was designed to measure oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. It contains an oxygen analyzer, an infrared carbon dioxide analyzer, a turbine volume transducer, a mixing chamber, and a programmable calculator.

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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
Inscription
  • (front left) "PP04 62"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Series arrangement
  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 3. Photo Albums
Physical container
  • Box 80

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“Beckman Metabolic Measurement Cart,” 1975–1984. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 80. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ft848q76j.

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