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Tube used in the discovery of the electron, about 1896

Tube used in the discovery of the electron, about 1896

1896
Crookes' tube for showing how a magnet affects cathode rays, 1888

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

1878-1888
Crookes' Maltese cross tube

Crookes' Maltese cross tube

1878-1888
Crookes' mill-wheel tube

Crookes' mill-wheel tube, 1888

1878-1888
Magnet coil, part of the apparatus for measuring the velocity of the cathode rays and the ratio of the mass of the carriers to the charge carried by them. (J.J. Thomson's original e/m cathode ray tube.)

Magnet coil used in the discovery of the electron, about 1896

1896
Electromagnetic (e/m) cathode ray tube, by Sir Joseph John Thomson, Cambridge, England, 1896. Part of the J.J. Thomson's original e/m cathode ray tube apparatus, for measuring the velocity of the cathode rays and the ratio of the mass of the carriers to the charge carried by them.

J J Thomson's Electromagnetic Tube used in the Discovery of the Electron, about 1896

1896