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Kelvin Quadrant Electrometer, 1866

Made:: 1866 in Glasgow

designer:: William Baron Kelvin Thomson

maker:: James White

Kelvin type quadrant electrometer, made by J

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Kelvin type quadrant electrometer, made by J. White, Glasgow, Scotland, 1866.

Details

Category:: Geophysics

Object Number:: 1926-745

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified), steel (metal), glass, plastic (unidentified), copper (metal) and tin (metal)

Measurements:: overall: 390 mm x 295 mm x 250 mm, 4.76kg

type:: electrometer and electrical measuring instrument

credit:: City and Guilds of London Institute

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