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Non-Commercial Use
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Category
Heat
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Maker
Langley, Samuel Pierpont
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Samuel Pierpont Langley
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Callendar, Hugh Longbournee
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Hugh Longbourne Callendar
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Object type
bolometer
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bolometer; measuring device (radiant energy)
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measuring device (radiant energy)
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Place
Allegheny City
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Allegheny City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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England
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England, United Kingdom
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Material
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
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plastic (possibly vulcanite)
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platinum (metal)
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copper (metal)
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iron
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leather
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wood (unidentified)
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Langley's 'Great' Bolometer, 1880-1890
1880-1890
Langley's Bolometer, 1880-1890
1880-1890
Callendar's Absolute Recording Bolometer, 1905
1905
