Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

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Forty-five radiometers used to illustrate Sir W. Crookes' researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua
Made:
1872-1879 in London
maker:
William Crookes
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W

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Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua: instrument to show that if the vanes are held at rest by means of a magnet attached to them, the bulb, if free to move, will rotate

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1888-166/39
Materials:
glass and wood
Measurements:
tube: 190 x 65 mm
type:
crookes radiometer
credit:
Sir William Crookes