Peltier Type Electrometer, 1848

Made:
1845
Peltier electrometer with wire cage, unsigned, glass shade

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Peltier electrometer with wire cage, unsigned, glass shade
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Peltier electrometer with wire cage, unsigned, glass shade, vulcanite stand, 1845.

Details

Category:
Geophysics
Object Number:
1884-57
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), silver (metal), vulcanised rubber, iron and pitch (sealing wax?)
Measurements:
overall: 240 mm x 185 mm x 185 mm, 3.085kg
type:
electrometer and electrical measuring instrument
credit:
General Post Office