Accession No

1385

Brief Description

moving magnet, reflecting galvanometer, 1885-1895 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1885

Latest Date

1895

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); wax

Dimensions

length 245mm; breadth 225mm; height 310mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘E. 96’ (on brass plate on base (added))

Description Notes

Rectangular wooden base; three levelling brass feet; two brass terminals; vertical wooden support with five-sided opening containing single wax-covered coil on brass former; brass telescoping tubes with lens through coil centre; vertical rod supporting controlling magnet. No inscriptions.

Condition: fair; incomplete (suspended system missing).

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