Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, 1861

Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Details

Category:
Geophysics
Object Number:
1876-787
type:
electrometers
credit:
Meteorological Office

Parts

core part to electrometer

core part to electrometer

central part to electometer, made of brass with three legs and a nozzle protruding from the front of a cylindriacl central section. Part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1876-787/1
type:
electrometers
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cylindrical part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gaug

Cylindrical part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gaug

Brass cylindrical section with small nozzle at one end, potentially telescopic. Part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1876-787/2
type:
cylindrical part
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Gauge part of Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Gauge part of Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Brass gauge part attached to cylindrical section. Part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1876-787/3
type:
gauge part
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Circular disc, part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Circular disc, part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Circular disc, part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Object Number:
1876-787/4
type:
disc
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
metal components of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

metal components of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Two wire/ metal elements, both long and thin, one with a loop in and a right angle attachment at the end. The other has an additional cross section piece. Both are part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Object Number:
1876-787/5
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
multiple components of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

multiple components of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Multiple parts, including two lengths of wire, two screws, one small brass attachment with a u-shaped end and three screw on nozzles. All part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1876-787/6
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Metal strips used by the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Metal strips used by the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Numerous (at least 12) metal strips, mostly used and quite tangled and discoloured. All part of the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Object Number:
1876-787/7
type:
metal strips
Fragments of glass from the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Fragments of glass from the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge

Fragments of glass from the Kelvin divided ring electrometer and gauge, made by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1861

Object Number:
1876-787/8
type:
glass