Boys' Radiomicrometer, 1887-1900

Made:: 1887-1900 in Cambridge

maker:: The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited

designer:: Charles Vernon Boys

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Original experimental radiomicrometer
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Original experimental radiomicrometer, design by Sir Charles Vernon Boys made by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited, Cambridge, England, 1887-1900.

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Category:: Heat

Object Number:: 1900-82

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), bismuth, antimony, quartz, sealing wax, steel (metal) and solder

Measurements:: object only: 345 mm x x 50 mm, 75 mm, .41kg
on stand: 445 mm x 130 mm x 67 mm, ,

type:: radiomicrometer and measuring device (radiant energy)

credit:: Boys, Sir Charles Vernon

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Boys' Radiomicrometer, 1887-1900

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