Replica of Davy's apparatus showing rotation of mercury carrying a radial current in the presence of a magnet

Made:: 1823

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Replica of Davy's apparatus showing rotation of mercury
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Replica of Davy's apparatus showing rotation of mercury carrying a radial current in the presence of a magnet (demonstration), Davy, 1823

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Category:: Electricity and Magnetism

Object Number:: 1931-1126

type:: replicas

credit:: British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Association

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