Small frame containing two kinds of spider's thread

maker:: James Prescott Joule

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Small frame containing two kinds of spider's thread, as used in Joule's dip circle

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Category:: Terrestrial Magnetism

Object Number:: 1876-859

type:: frame

credit:: Dr. James Prescott Joule.

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Small frame containing two kinds of spider's thread

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