Accession No

3436

Brief Description

Doppler effect demonstration apparatus, circa 1900

Origin

Maker

Class

sound; demonstration

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass, other); rope

Dimensions

length 871mm; breadth 214mm; height 162mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from King’s College, London, England, 10/1986. Purchased with the assistance of a grant from PRISM Fund.

Inscription

Description Notes

Dark wood base for a spinning long metal rod-whistle. Brass wheel for attaching pulley rope by which the rod is turned. Rod held onto brass attachment by a screw clamp. Rod had detachable end covers, which expose the whistle when removed.

Condition: good; incomplete (pulley rope missing).

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