Vertical galvanometer, 1830-1870
- Made:
- 1830-1870 in United Kingdom
- inventor:
- William Fothergill Cooke
- maker:
- Unknown
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Vertical galvanometer. Three quarter front view on white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
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Vertical galvanometer. Detail front view of inscription on white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Vertical galvanometer. Front view on white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Vertical galvanometer. Rear view on white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Vertical galvanometer. Three quarter front view on white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Vertical galvanometer. Three quarter rear view on white background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Vertical galvanometer, invented by Sir William Cooke, unknown maker, British, 1830-1870.
A galvanometer is an instrument used to detect electric currents. This galvanometer is an adaptation of those used in Cooke and Wheatstone's needle telegraph instruments and was developed and used by Cooke for detecting breaks in line wires.
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Science Museum: Information Age Gallery: Cable
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Details
- Category:
- Electricity Supply
- Object Number:
- 1888-190
- Materials:
- copper (alloy), thread, wood (unidentified)
- type:
- galvanometer
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- credit:
- Donated by H.M. Postmaster General
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