Part of Kelvin's quadrant electrometer
Part of Kelvin quadrant electrometer, 1857
Kelvin quadrant electrometer, 1857
- Made:
- 1857
- designer:
- William Baron Kelvin Thomson
Kelvin quadrant electrometer, 1857
Details
Parts
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
