Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on radiation

PART OF:
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 (numbered 36A in original listing): contains a semi-cylinder of aluminium with a mica screen, a platinum sprial for heating, and a minute radiometer that can be held by a magnet in any part of the bulb to serve as an indicator; to test the intensity and direction of lines of pressure when a candle is held near the bulb

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1888-166/45
Materials:
glass and wood
Measurements:
tube: 290 x 80 mm
type:
crookes radiometer
credit:
Sir William Crookes