Revolving mirror and gear-box drive used by Wheatstone

Made:: 1834

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Revolving mirror and gear-box drive used by Wheatstone in his experiments on the velocity of electricity

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Category:: Electricity and Magnetism

Object Number:: 1949-297

credit:: King's College, London

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Revolving mirror and gear-box drive used by Wheatstone

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