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Mercury

Mercury contained in a plastic bottle, from the regulator

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Object details

ID:	ZAA0606.17
Type:	Mercury
Materials:	Mercury
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Diameter: 70 mm;Overall: 170 mm; Weight: 5.7 kg
Parts:	An eight-day duration mahogany longcase sidereal regulator, by William Hardy, London, circa 1825 (Astronomical regulator) Astronomical regulator trunk (ZAA0606.1) Astronomical regulator hood (ZAA0606.2) Astronomical regulator movement (ZAA0606.3) Astronomical regulator pendulum (ZAA0606.4) Astronomical regulator jar cap (ZAA0606.5) Astronomical regulator glass jar (ZAA0606.6) Astronomical regulator weight (ZAA0606.7) Astronomical regulator internal dust cover (ZAA0606.8) Astronomical regulator trunk key (ZAA0606.9) Astronomical regulator pendulum pointer (ZAA0606.10) Screws and pieces of silk (Screws and pieces of silk) (ZAA0606.11) Fragments from the regulator case (Fragments from the regulator case) (ZAA0606.12) Pallet mounting block (Pallet mounting block) (ZAA0606.13) Right hand side parts (Right hand side parts) (ZAA0606.14) Left hand side parts (Left hand side parts) (ZAA0606.15) Mercury (ZAA0606.16) Mercury (ZAA0606.17) Astronomical regulator hood key (ZAA0606.18) Screw (ZAA0606.19)

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