Accession No

1380

Brief Description

Holden, D’Arsonval moving coil, reflecting galvanometer, made and used in the Cavendish Laboratory, English, 1893

Origin

England; Cambridge; Cavendish Laboratory

Maker

Class

electrical

Earliest Date

1893

Latest Date

1893

Inscription Date

Material

ebonite; metal; brass; iron; glass

Dimensions

height 261mm; maximum diameter 190mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

E402 (base)

Description Notes

Suspended coil, reflecting Galvanometer, D’Arsonval type.
circular ebonite base; three levelling brass feet; two brass terminals; cylindrical permanent magnet supported on central brass post; cylindrical brass casewith removable top and circular glazed window.
condition poor (base broken; suspension broken); incomplete (mirror, lower coil connection missing)

References

Events