List of Scientific Instruments and Their Uses

In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the General Science section. This is a very broad section and sometimes questions are very factual. we will cover the General Science section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a complete list of Scientific instruments and their Use.

Scientific Instruments: An introduction

• The history of the use and development of this tool helps to show that science is not just a theoretical endeavour, but also activity based on an instrumental base, which is a cocktail of tools and techniques, embedded in a social environment within a community by practitioners.  
  
• The eudiometer was one of the elements in this mix that held a whole community of researchers together, even when they disagreed on the meaning and proper use of the thing.  
  
• The definition of a scientific instrument has varied according to usage, laws, and historical period. Before the mid-19th century, these tools were referred to as “natural philosophical” or “philosophical” apparatus and instruments, and older tools from ancient to medieval times (such as the astrolabe and grandfather clock) defy a more modern definition.  of “a tool designed to study nature qualitatively or quantitatively. 
  
• Scientific instruments were made by instrument makers near a centre of learning or research, such as a university or research laboratory. Instrument makers would design, build, and refine instruments for specific purposes, but when demand was sufficient, a tool would go into production as a commercial product.  
  
• The demand for improved analysis of war products such as drugs, fuel, and weapons-grade agents led to new heights in instrumentation. Today, the instruments used in scientific endeavours are changing rapidly, particularly analytical instruments, and connections to computers and data management systems are becoming more necessary. 

List of Scientific Instrument And Uses:

Serial  No.	Scientific Instrument	Uses
1	Altimeter	It measures altitudes and is used in aircraft
2	Ammeter	It measures the strength of electric current
3	Anemometer	It measures the force and velocity of the wind.
4	Audio phone	It is used for the sense of hearing
5	Audiometer	It measures the intensity of sound
6	Barometer	It measures atmospheric pressure
7	Binocular	It is used to view distant objects
8	Bolometer	It measures heat radiation
9	Barograph	It is used for continuous recording of atmospheric pressure
10	Cinematography	It is an instrument used in cinema­ making to throw on screen an enlarged image of a photograph
11	Crescograph	It measures the growth of plants
12	Cyclotron	A charged particle accelerator which can accelerate charged particles to high energies
13	Calorimeter	It measures the quantity of heat
14	Carburettor	It is used in an internal combustion engine for charging the air with petrol vapour
15	Cardiogram	It traces the movements of the heart
16	Chronometer	It determines the longitude of a place kept the onboard ship
17	Dynamometer	It measures electrical power
18	Dynamo	It converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
19	Endoscope	It examines internal parts of the body
20	Eudiometer	Glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases
21	Electrometer	It measures electricity
22	Electroscope	It detects the presence of an electric charge
23	Fathometer	It is used for measuring the depth of the ocean
24	Galvanometer	It measures the electric current of low magnitude
25	Hydrometer	It measures the specific gravity of liquids
26	Hygrometer	It measures humidity in the air
27	Hydrophone	It measures sound underwater
28	Kymograph	It graphically records physiological movements (blood pressure and heartbeat).
29	Lactometer	It determines the purity of milk
30	Manometer	It measures the pressure of gases