Galvanometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0390.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- C-109184
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- MADE ENTIRELY OF POLISHED METAL (BRASS)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 22.2 cm
- Height
- 34.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Service-test equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
ARTIFACT WAS USED AT AND DONATED BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
IN 1858, WILLIAM THOMSON (LORD KELVIN) OF BRITAIN INTRODUCED AN INNOVATION FOR GALVANOMETERS, WHICH INCREASED THEIR SENSITIVITY TO ENABLE DETECTION OF CURRENTS ACROSS LONGDISTANCES. GALVANOMETER USES A BEAM OF LIGHT REFLECTED OFF MIRROR AS POINTER FOR THE INSTRUMENT... (SEE COMPLETE WS IN O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GOOD WORKING CONDITION
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., Galvanometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1974.0390, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0390.001/
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