Kelvin quadrant electrometer, 1857

Made:
1857
designer:
William Baron Kelvin Thomson

Kelvin quadrant electrometer, 1857

Details

Category:
Geophysics
Object Number:
1926-284
type:
electrometers
credit:
Campbell Swinton, Mr. A.A.

Parts

Part of Kelvin's quadrant electrometer

Part of Kelvin's quadrant electrometer

Part of Kelvin quadrant electrometer, 1857

Object Number:
1926-284 Pt1
type:
electrometers
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Kelvin type quadrant electrometer by Elliott Bros, London, 1857 (earliest date). Serial no. 1491, fitted with glass dome and wire cage.

Kelvin Type Quadrant Electrometer, 1857

Kelvin type quadrant electrometer by Elliott Bros, London, 1857 (earliest date). Serial no. 1491, fitted with glass dome and wire cage.

Measurements:
overall: 380 mm 230 mm, 3.87kg
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , tin foil , copper (metal) , aluminium alloy (?) , mica (?) , plastic (vulcanite?) and glass
Object Number:
1926-284 Pt2
type:
electrometer and electrical measuring instrument

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