Apparatus for studying impact of bodies

Made:
1762 in Fleet Street
maker:
George Adams

Apparatus for studying impact of bodies.

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1927-1221
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and iron
type:
apparatus
credit:
King’s College London

Parts

Cross-bar attachment for philosophical table

Cross-bar attachment for philosophical table

Cross-bar attachment for the pillar of the philosophical table.

Measurements:
bar: length 975 mm
central hole: width 38 mm
width 152 mm
Materials:
iron and brass
Object Number:
1927-1221 Pt1
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two double rulers with hooks for experiments on the collision of bodies

Two double rulers with hooks for experiments on the collision of bodies

Two double rulers with hooks for experiments on the collision of bodies

Measurements:
length 360 mm
width 30 mm
height 60 mm
Materials:
brass and iron
Object Number:
1927-1221 Pt2
type:
ruler

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