Gassiot's cascade, demonstrates electrical discharges in a vacuum

Made:
1850-1883 in London
maker:
William Ladd
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Gassiot's cascade
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Gassiot's cascade
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Gassiot's cascade
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Gassiot's cascade, for demonstrating electrical discharges in a vacuum, by W. Ladd, London

Details

Category:
Electricity and Magnetism
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1982-1662
Materials:
glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 395 mm 210 mm,
type:
discharge apparatus
credit:
Wellcome Trust