Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This object is a distilling flask made by Schott & Genossen. The distilling flask, also known as a fractional ...

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In a complete distillation setup, this lower vessel would have held the material to be heated. A dome-shaped head, or helm, would be placed over the narrow neck. As the contents were heated, the ...

For centuries, distillation has been used to separate the components of liquid solutions through extremely selective heating and cooling. Numerous instruments are used to control the differing ...