George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision
- Made:
- 1762 in Fleet Street
- maker:
- George Adams
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King's College London
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Apparatus for oblique and compound collision made by George Adams, Fleet Street, London, 1762.
The apparatus for oblique and compound collision is a piece of demonstration equipment that was made for King George III in 1762 by George Adams, just two years after he ascended the throne in 1760. It was part of Adams' mechanics lectures and was intended to be used with the philosophical table.It allowed the demonstrator to explain force and motion.
Details
- Category:
- King George III
- Object Number:
- 1927-1223
- Measurements:
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table end: height 680 mm
table end: width 380 mm
table end: thickness 35 mm
frame: height 840 mm
frame, max.: length 980 mm
- credit:
- King’s College London
