Paddlewheel Replica
Replica of the paddlewheel used by James Joule for first determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat in the early 1840s.
Details
- Category:
- Scientific Instruments & Research
- Object Number:
- Y1969.5.7
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 235 mm 190 mm,
- type:
- model - representation
- credit:
- Gift of University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology