Abstract: A cuvette comprising at least one insert with two measuring surfaces, wherein the insert is a measurement tip, which has the two measuring surfaces on one end, which is distanced from another end of the measuring tip, and an adapter for insertion in a cuvette shaft of an optical measuring device and means of insert and adapter for releasably holding the at least one insert in the adapter with the measuring surfaces at a separation distance from each other for the positioning of a sample between the measuring surfaces in a beam path of the optical measuring device passing through the cuvette shaft.

Abstract: Cuvette, comprising at least one measuring area on each one of two arms that are pivotally connected to each other such that from a swung-apart condition, they can be swung together into a measuring position in which the two measuring areas have a distance for positioning a sample between the measuring areas, and means for positioning the two arms in a measuring position in a cuvette shaft of an optical measuring device with a sample between the two measuring areas in a beam path of the optical measuring device that crosses the cuvette shaft.

Abstract: A cuvette comprising at least one insert with two measuring surfaces, wherein the insert is a measurement tip, which has the two measuring surfaces on one end, which is distanced from another end of the measuring tip, and an adapter for insertion in a cuvette shaft of an optical measuring device and means of insert and adapter for releasably holding the at least one insert in the adapter with the measuring surfaces at a separation distance from each other for the positioning of a sample between the measuring surfaces in a beam path of the optical measuring device passing through the cuvette shaft.

Abstract: A thermostat apparatus is provided for simultaneous thermostatting of at least one sample that is contained, e.g., in sample vessels, having receptacles for receiving the samples or sample vessels, the apparatus having at least one thermostat device for generation of a desired temperature or temperature profile, having a control device for regulating the heating and/or cooling power of the at least one thermostat device, and having at least one regulating temperature sensor that is provided to determine a parameter that is indicative of the temperature and is connected to the control device. In addition to the at least one regulating temperature sensor, at least one calibrating temperature sensor is provided that is arranged in spatial proximity to an allocated regulating temperature sensor to determine a parameter that is indicative of the temperature, and is connected to the control device.

Abstract: A cuvette for the measurement of the absorption of irradiation in liquid samples which at least in the regions of the windows is of a transparent plastic with an inner space which is formed in an essentially box-shaped upper part with an upper opening for filling and removing sample fluid and in an essentially box-shaped lower part which projects downwards from the floor of the upper part and which comprises a smaller cross section than the upper part, of maximally 200 &mgr;l content capacity, two pairs of planar-parallel windows in the lower part which lie opposite one another, wherein the distance a of the one pair is different to the distance b of the windows of the other pair in order to make available differing layer thickness of the sample fluid for the measurement and with four feet which are flush with the four corners of the upper part and which extend away from the upper part at least until up to the level of a floor of the lower part.