Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus, 1837, replica

Made:
1837 in London
maker:
Science Museum
designer:
Michael Faraday
Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus, 1837, replica Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus, 1837, replica Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus, 1837, replica

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Copy of object in Royal Institution Collection:-Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus, (including two spherical condensers with glass, wax and resin fillings)

Parts

base of condenser for Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Condenser which is part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. This is the base part which has a round base, followed by a stem and spherical top part.

Object Number:
1931-277/1
type:
condenser
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

base of condenser for Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Condenser which is part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. This is the base part which has a round base, followed by a stem and spherical top part.

Object Number:
1931-277/2
type:
condenser
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

lid of condenser for Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Condenser which is part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. This is the top part which has a sperical bottom and a handle on top, with a small ball on the top of this.

Object Number:
1931-277/3
type:
condenser
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

lid of condenser for Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Condenser which is part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. This is the top part which has a sperical bottom and a small tube coming out the top.

Object Number:
1931-277/4
type:
condenser
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. Sperical in shape with a sperical hole in the middle.

Object Number:
1931-277/5
type:
wax object
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Glass part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. Sperical in shape with a sperical hole in the middle.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-277/6
type:
glass object
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Spherical part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Spherical part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Spherical part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. Metalic and spherical in shape.

Object Number:
1931-277/7
type:
spherical object
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Wax part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. Tubular in shape with one rounded end and one broken off end.

Object Number:
1931-277/8
type:
wax
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Resin centre part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Resin centre part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus

Resin centre part of Faraday's specific inductive capacity apparatus. Half a sphere in shape with a central gap.

Object Number:
1931-277/9
type:
resin part
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum