Boyle’s air pump
device · 1659 · Early modern era
Boyle and Hooke’s pump for experiments with vacuum.
What it is made of
- Glass bell jar receiver — has part. A bell jar from which the air is pumped out.
- Piston — has part. A plunger.
- Rack and pinion — has part. A rack and pinion moves the piston.
- Valve — has part. Valves.
Principles and materials it uses
- Brass — is made of. The cylinder is brass.
- Glass — is made of. The receiver is a glass bell jar.
- Vacuum — uses. The pump draws out the air.
Where it is used
- Boyle’s law — is used in. Experiments with the pump.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Vacuum pump — evolved from. An improved version of Guericke’s pump.