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Hedwig glasses or Hedwig beakers are a type of glass beaker originating in the Middle East or Norman Sicily and dating from the 10th-12th centuries AD. They are named after the Silesian princess Saint Hedwig (1174–1245), to whom three of them are traditionally said to have belonged. [1] So far, a total of 14 complete glasses are known. [2]
Glass evaporating dishes, such as watch glasses, are primarily used as an evaporating surface (though they may be used to cover a beaker.) The Petri dish is a flat dish filled with a nutritious gelatin that allows for microorganisms to quickly grow, its named after its inventor Julius Petri in the 1880s.
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(B) A tall-form or Berzelius beaker (C) A flat beaker or crystallizer Philips beaker which can be swirled like a conical flask. Standard or "low-form" (A) beakers typically have a height about 1.4 times the diameter. [3] The common low form with a spout was devised by John Joseph Griffin and is therefore sometimes called a Griffin beaker.
Beaker (drinkware), a beverage container; Beaker (laboratory equipment), a glass container used for holding liquids in a laboratory setting; Beaker (archaeology), a prehistoric drinking vessel; Beaker culture, the archaeological culture often called the Beaker people; Sippy cup, referred to as a beaker in UK English
The Luck of Edenhall, mid-14th century V&A Museum no. C.1 to B-1959. The "Luck of Edenhall" is an enamelled glass beaker that was made in Syria or Egypt in the middle of the 14th century, elegantly decorated with arabesques in blue, green, red and white enamel with gilding.
A Fleaker is a brand of container for liquids used in the laboratory. It can be described as a cross between the Griffin beaker and the Erlenmeyer flask. [1]Like a beaker, the bottom is flat, with the sides meeting the bottom at a 90-degree angle.
Beakerhead is a multi-day festival held every September in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that combines the arts/culture sectors with the science/technology sectors to encourage collaboration, innovation, and science education through interactive art exhibits, engineered installations, entertainment, and workshops – drawing international presenters and attendees.