Accession No

2375

Brief Description

vacuum tube for radiation experiments, 1875-1900

Origin

Maker

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

glass; metal (white metal, copper); wax

Dimensions

length 341mm; diameter 27mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Glass cylindrical tube narrowing at lower end. Lower end carries (?) white glass cylinder inside. Terminals consist of white metal rods linked to white metal rings by means of coiled copper wire. A metal target, painted black on one side, is connected to both of the electrode rings.

Condition good; complete.

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