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Crookes' tube for showing how a magnet affects cathode rays, 1888

Crookes' tube for showing how a magnet affects cathode rays, 1888

1878-1888
Bar of collosol argentum soap by British Colloids

Bar of collosol argentum soap by British Colloids

1920-1960
Alloy of equal parts of silver and thallium. Made by William Crookes

Alloy of equal parts of silver and thallium. Made by William Crookes

1876
Copper

Copper

1862-1880
Lead

Lead

1862-1880
Gold

Gold

1862-1880
X-Ray Photograph of Two Shells

X-Ray Photograph of Two Shells

Experimental uranium print of seaside

Experimental uranium print of seaside

August 1858
Crookes' spiral periodic system

Crookes' spiral periodic system

1888
Crookes Radiometer to Illustrate his research, 1872-1879

Crookes Radiometer to Illustrate his research, 1872-1879

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on radiation

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on radiation

1872-1879
Radiometer, Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer, Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Specimen of pitchblende. Also

Specimen of pitchblende. Also

Aluminium

Aluminium

1862-1880
Zinc

Zinc

1862-1880
Silver

Silver

1862-1880
Bismuth

Bismuth

1862-1880
Lead

Lead

1862-1880
Thallium

Thallium

1862-1880
Platinum

Platinum

1862-1880
Experimental uranium print of seaside

Experimental uranium print of seaside

August 1858
Experimental uranium print of seaside

Experimental uranium print of seaside

August 1858
Experimental uranium print of seaside

Experimental uranium print of seaside

August 1858
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's research

1872-1879
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua

1872-1879
Crookes Type Patent Spectroscope, 1861-1871

Crookes Type Patent Spectroscope, 1861-1871

1861-1871
Crookes' Radiometer, 1878

Crookes' Radiometer, 1878

1878
Crookes' Tube Showing how Cathode Rays Illuminate Rubies, 1878-1888

Crookes' Tube Showing how Cathode Rays Illuminate Rubies, 1878-1888

1878-1888
Crookes' Maltese cross tube

Crookes' Maltese cross tube

1878-1888
Wooden stand for Crookes' tube for showing the phosphorescence of glass, unmarked

Wooden stand for Crookes' tube for showing the phosphorescence of glass

1879-1888
Radiometer used to illustrate Sir W. Crooke's researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua: lecture form of radiometer

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir William Crookes' research

1872-1879
[Bound vol. of ms. letters (51) to C.H. Gimingham, his laboratory assistant / Sir William Crookes, 1871 Sept 13-1877 Dec 7. The letters, including numerous ones from Paris, are all addressed to 'My dear Charlie'. They chiefly concern laboratory work and specific experiments. They are numbered 4 to 184 as if from a much larger collection]

Bound vol. of ms. letters to C.H. Gimingham

1871-1877
Cloth bound hard cover book embossed with the title 'Extracts' containing assorted newspaper cuttings, receipts, papers and pamphlets related to Sir William Crookes' research of the element thallium. One of a collection of thirty-one specimens illustrating the discovery of thallium, and, two books belonging to Sir William Crookes, England, 1861-1915

Extracts

1861-1912
Spinthariscope, in cardboard fitted case, marked "Spinthariscope, W. Crookes 1903. W. Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn, W.C.".

Spinthariscope, in cardboard fitted case

1903
Nest of 25 drawers containing prints of spectra, made by Sir William Crookes using 1923-370 (A Beta Ray Spectrometer).

Nest of Drawers containing Prints of Spectra

Fibre box of slides associated with associated with spectra prints, made by Sir William Crookes using 1923-370 (A Beta Ray Spectrometer).

Box of Slides associated with Spectra Prints

Interference (Polarisation?) pattern. One of ten photographs of interference patterns prepared by Sir William Crookes (probably those described in Journal of the Royal Photographic Society in 1853).

Interference (Polarisation?) pattern

1853
Interference (Polarisation?) pattern on 'Unannealed Glass'. Unannealed glass is brittle and easily broken because it has not been brought to a proper consistency or hardness when being manufactured. One of a collection of photographs of polarisation patterns by William Crookes, 1853.

Interference (Polarisation?) pattern on 'Unannealed Glass'

1853
Interference (Polarisation?) pattern. One of ten photographs of interference patterns prepared by Sir William Crookes (probably those described in Journal of the Royal Photographic Society in 1853).

Interference (Polarisation?) pattern

1853
Interference (Polarisation?) pattern. One of ten photographs of interference patterns prepared by Sir William Crookes (probably those described in Journal of the Royal Photographic Society in 1853).

Interference (Polarisation?) pattern

1853