Chronoscope, England, 1921-1939
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"Chronoscope" for measuring reaction times, electrical mechanism in wooden case, lacks actuating switches, by National Institute of Industrial Psychology, London, early 20th century
A chronoscope is used for measuring small amounts of time, to an accuracy of 1/1000th of a second. They became popular with the emergence of laboratories of experimental psychology in the late 19th century, where they were used to try to determine the speed of thought.
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- Category:
- Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
- Object Number:
- 1980-770
- Measurements:
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height 385 mm
width 230 mm
depth 220 mm
height 385 mm
width 230 mm
depth 220 mm
- type:
- chronoscope
