Accession No

1952.9

Brief Description

flash tube, 1900–1950

Origin

Maker

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

glass; metal (mercury)

Dimensions

length 132mm; maximum diameter 18mm

Special Collection

Cavendish collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, in 1974.

Inscription

Description Notes

Glass casing packed with yellow-tinged glass tube particles. Contains mercury to act as excitor.

Condition fair (a lot of dirt/dust in tube); complete.

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