Boys' torsion balance and components

Boys' torsion balance by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1889.

Details

Category:
Geophysics
Object Number:
1891-99
Measurements:
overall: 7.725kg
type:
torsion apparatus
credit:
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co.

Parts

Box for torsion balance components

Box for torsion balance components

Empty box for parts on display, contained within 1891-99 pt.1, large section of Boys' Torsion Balance. [Note: A drawing of Boys' Apparatus also at this location (not on Inv.)]

Object Number:
1891-99 Pt3
type:
containers
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Spheres from torsion balance

Spheres from torsion balance

Two gold spheres from Boys' torsion balance, 1899.

Object Number:
1891-99 Pt6
type:
spheres
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Charles Vernon Boys' Gravitational Apparatus by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1889

Charles Vernon Boys' Gravitational Apparatus by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., 1889

Moulds in two parts for lead balls, used on Charles Vernon Boys' torsion balance, by R.W. Munro and the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co., England, 1889.

Measurements:
overall: 117 mm x 350 mm x 150 mm, 7.725kg
Materials:
iron and steel (metal)
Object Number:
1891-99 Pt9
type:
mould and gravitational measurement equipment
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum