Crookes' Tube Showing how Cathode Rays Illuminate Rubies, 1878-1888

PART OF:: Twenty four electrical radiometers illustrating Sir W.Crookes' research on electrical discharges in a vacuum

Made:: 1878-1888 in London

maker:: William Crookes and Charles H. Gimingham

Crookes' tube for showing the phosphorescence of rubies through

Crookes' Tube Showing how Cathode Rays Illuminate Rubies, 1878-1888

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Crookes' tube for showing the phosphorescence of rubies through cathode rays, 1878-1888

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Category:: Electricity and Magnetism

Object Number:: 1888-169/66

Materials:: wood (unidentified), glass and metal (unknown)

Measurements:: overall (inc mount): 310 mm x 165 mm x 100 mm, .496kg

type:: electrical discharge tube

credit:: Sir William Crookes

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