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, 1992.2399.001
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 IMAGE

PURCHASE 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
REFLECTING MIRROR/THOMSON'S
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2399.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
BRASS CASING & STAND, PARTS/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
20.1 cm
Width
18.0 cm
Height
60.3 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Physics
Category
Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Maine
Period
Unknown
Canada
PART OF LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF OVER 7500 ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN 1960S. COLLECTION WAS THOUGHT TO BE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA & WAS DONATED TO NMST IN 1992.
Function
INSTRUMENT FOR DETECTING EXISTENCE & DETERMINING STRENGTH OF SMALL ELECTRIC CURRENTS.
Technical
REFLECTING OR MIRROR GALVANOMETERS USE BEAM OF LIGHT REFLECTED OFF MIRROR & ON TO SCALE TO PRODUCE READINGS, IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE EFFECTS OF EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD. THIS TYPE OF SENSITIVE GALVANOMETER WAS FIRST DEVELOPED BY BRITISHSCIENTIST WILLIAM THOMSON (1824-1907, LATER LORD KELVIN) [REFS. 2-3].
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
BRASS COLOURED METAL/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS
Decoration
N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Unknown Manufacturer, Galvanometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2399, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2399.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.

More Like This


...
Galvanometer

1992.2431.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2397.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2400.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2429.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2381.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2433.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2434.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2379.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2383.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2401.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2402.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2432.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2382.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2436.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2393.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2428.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1978.0356.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2437.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1974.0390.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2438.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2396.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1995.0398.001

Object

No image available.
Coil, galvano…

1992.2401.003

Object

No image available.
Coil, galvano…

1992.2402.004

Object

No image available.
Coil, galvano…

1992.2402.003

Object

No image available.
Coil, galvano…

1992.2400.003

Object

No image available.
Coil, galvano…

1992.2402.002

Object

No image available.
Coil, galvano…

1992.2400.002

Object

No image available.
Coil, galvano…

1992.2401.002

Object

...
Galvanometer

1977.0687.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2420.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1997.0187.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2430.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1971.0227.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1984.0668.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2404.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2378.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1975.0616.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1974.0225.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1971.0043.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1984.0667.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1977.0688.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2380.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2395.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1976.0208.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1968.0119.002

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2405.001

Object

...
Telescope, re…

1992.2406.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1976.0207.001

Object

...
Socket

1992.3068.002

Object

...
Galvanometer

1987.0865.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1977.0678.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1984.1038.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2388.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2390.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2398.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1988.0673.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1975.0615.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2394.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1995.0397.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2389.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2384.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1976.0209.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2403.001

Object

...
Vacuum tube

1992.1114.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1996.0656.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1995.0396.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2408.001

Object

...
Electrometer

1992.2439.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2391.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.2435.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1974.0243.001

Object

No image available.
Stand, galvan…

1992.2399.002

Object

...
Shunt

1997.0134.001

Object

...
Radiometer

1992.2421.001

Object

...
Lamp bulb, in…

1992.0972.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1974.0385.001

Object

...
Galvanometer

1995.1597.002

Object

...
Galvanometer

1995.1597.003

Object

...
Lamp bulb, in…

1992.0276.001

Object

...
Vacuum tube

1992.1604.001

Object

...
Cover, meter

1992.3062.002

Object

...
Plug

1992.2753.001

Object

No image available.
Mirror, galva…

1998.0241.002

Object

No image available.
Mirror, galva…

1998.0241.003

Object

...
Socket

1992.2598.001

Object

...
Socket

1992.2573.001

Object

No image available.
Cover, instru…

1992.2378.002

Object

...
Galvanometer

1992.3164.001

Object

...
Vacuum tube

1992.2948.001

Object

...
Socket

1992.1727.001

Object

...
Mirror, galva…

1998.0241.001

Object

...
Socket

1992.2695.001

Object

...
Cover, instru…

1992.2377.002

Object

...
Galvanometer

1995.1597.001

Object

...
Vacuum tube

1992.2946.001

Object

...
Lamp bulb, in…

1992.3068.001

Object

...
Mirror

1992.1167.001

Object

No image available.
Cover, instru…

1992.2387.002

Object

No image available.
Cover, instru…

1992.2394.002

Object