Accession No

1321

Brief Description

radiomicrometer, [Cavendish Laboratory], 1893

Origin

Cavendish Laboratory; Cambridge; England

Maker

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1893

Latest Date

1893

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

length 350mm; height 330mm; breadth 160mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘H56’ (on brass plate on top of cover (added))

Description Notes

Rectangular wooden base; three brass levelling feet; four-layer horseshoe magnet mounted horizontally, with removable pole pieces; brass chamber for suspended system; glass suspension tube with brass top; wooden cover (unpainted) with holes in ends (one glazed) for radiation, and vertical brass tube, with glazed window for suspended mirror.

Condition: fair (glass suspension tube broken); incomplete (suspended system missing).

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