Water Bath
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
A water bath is a laboratory device used to provide uniform heating for processes such as evaporation and distillation. It is a specific type of laboratory bath.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
WATER BATH, one of the types of baths used in laboratories to obtain uniform heating during evaporation, distillation, etc. (see Laboratory baths).
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“Water Bath.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/water-bath/