Accession No
1651
Brief Description
electrometer, Lindemann, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1927
Origin
England; Cambridge
Maker
Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.
Class
electrical; astronomy;
Earliest Date
1927
Latest Date
1927
Inscription Date
Material
metal (brass, aluminium); glass; plastic (ebonite)
Dimensions
length 89mm; breadth 44mm; height 36mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Colloid Science, University of Cambridge, in 06/1973.
Inscription
‘CAMBRIDGE
INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. ENGLAND
C95771 (with logo)’ (on front)
Description Notes
Brass and aluminium rectangular box; circular glazed windows on top and bottom showing suspended needle; two glass and brass terminals on left side; glass and brass terminal with brass sleeve on right side; external ebonite moisture absorption chamber. Suspension intact.
Complete.
References
Events
Description
This instrument was designed by Dr Frederick Alexander Lindemann for use in photoelectric measurement of light from stars.
24/03/2020
Created by: Morgan Bell on 24/03/2020
FM:41295
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