Crookes vacuum tube containing mineral samples

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Crookes vacuum tube containing mineral samples, probably rubies
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Crookes vacuum tube containing mineral samples, probably rubies, for showing fluorescence under cathode ray bombardment, probably made in Germany

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Category:: Electricity and Magnetism

Object Number:: 1974-412/28

Materials:: glass, ruby and wood

Measurements:: overall: 355 mm x 95 mm x 95 mm,

type:: tubes

credit:: Leyton High School

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Crookes vacuum tube containing mineral samples

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