Beaker A glass container with a pouring lip ... Description and function Scales used to measure mass. Apparatus Measuring cylinder Description and function A cylindrical container used to measure ...

It is much easier to draw than drawing a picture of the beaker. Cross-section diagrams are used in science to help make scientific diagrams of apparatus clear and easy to understand what they show.

World War II was underway when the unknown physicist globbed some bitumen into a funnel, placed it over a beaker and sealed the whole apparatus away, according to an article in the journal Nature ...