electrostatic voltmeter
- Made:
- circa 1902 in France
Electrostatic voltmeter for high voltages, made by Abraham & Villard, after the model made by J Carpenter of 1757,in Paris, c 1902. Cast iron frame with instrument and one sphere mounted on an insulator and adjustable sphere mounted on second movable insulator.
Details
- Category:
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Object Number:
- Y1978.30.2
- Materials:
- steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and porcelain
- Measurements:
-
overall: 400 mm x 220 mm x 460 mm, 11 kg
- type:
- electrostatic voltmeter
- credit:
- Gift of Mr A Oakley
