Accession No

3393

Brief Description

Bob from Foucault pendulum, 1/2 20th C. (?)

Origin

Maker

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, 1 other)

Dimensions

height 140mm; diameter 125mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 10/06/1986.

Inscription

Description Notes

Black painted metal sphere with an approximately 9mm diameter hole with internal screw-thread at one side and an approximately 6mm diameter hole with internal screw thread at opposite side. Smaller hole has screw-fit brass pin with brass nut in place.

Condition: good (some marking and scratching of paintwork)

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