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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