Galvanometer
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1977.0678.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- VIBRATION/MIRROR/MOVING IRON
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1977.0678.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Tinsley, H. & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2148
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD/ BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 30.5 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 15.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Tinsley
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
ARTIFACT WAS USED AT AND DONATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
MOVING IRON GALVANOMETERS WERE 1ST DISCUSSED BY G.C. PAGE (1845) BUT DIDN'T TAKE OFF COMMERCIALLY 'TIL 1880S.IDEA IS SIMILAR IN PRINCIPLE TO MARCEL DEPREZ'S 'FISHBONE GALVANOMETER'. A PIECE OF SOFT IRON WAS PUT IN A SOLENOID COIL BETWEEN POLES OF A POWERFUL PERMANENT MAGNET... (SEE COMPLETE WS IN O:DRIVE SUPP.INFO.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- MIRROR
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Tinsley, H. & Co., Galvanometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1977.0678, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0678.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
1977.0678.001
