Accession No

6243

Brief Description

six images of harmonic vibrations in a picture frame, made using a harmonograph, by J.E. Austin, F.R.A.S., F.G.S., English, 1/2 20th century

Origin

England; Cambridge; Cavendish Laboratory [attributed]

Maker

Austin, J. E.

Class

prints; physics

Earliest Date

1920

Latest Date

1970

Inscription Date

Material

wood (pine?); paper; card; glass; metal (brass; copper)

Dimensions

378mm x 478 x 19mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by a private individual, on or before 02/09/2008. Presumed to have been disposed of by the Department of Physics.

Inscription

[card on front]
HARMONIC VIBRATIONS
J. E. AUSTIN, F.R.A.S., F.G.S.
[Manuscript on back]
Goodman
15 Mayplace Road East
Bexley Heath Kent
Phone 351

Description Notes

Six images of harmonic vibrations in a picture frame, made using a harmonograph, by J.E. Austin, F.R.A.S., F.G.S., 1/2 20th century. Recovered from a skip outside the original Cavendish Laboratory at the time that the lab was shut down and moved to West Cambridge site.

Black wooden picture frame with six images in a card mount. The images depict white lines on a black background, the lines having been drawn by a harmonograph (maybe Wh.2033?). At the bottom of the card mount is a small card with the print label “HARMONIC VIBRATIONS. J. E. AUSTIN, F.R.A.S., F.G.S.”

On the paper backing to the picture there is a manuscript inscription “Goodman
15 Mayplace Road East
Bexley Heath Kent
Phone 351”.

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