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Nobili's sparking magnet
First version of Leopoldo Nobili's sparking magnet. The wooden base carries a permanent horseshoe magnet. A crude coil with a flexible contact strip is attached to a swiveling brass arm with mahogany handle. When the circuit consisting of the magnet and the contact strip is broken, or quickly restored [...]
Creator
- Leopoldo Nobili
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Sparking magnet
- scientific instruments
Medium
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- ca. 1832
- 1832~
- 1832~
- 1832
- 1832
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414092
Extent
- total height 160 mm, base 175x150x70 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/LeopoldoNobili.html
Year
- 1832
Providing country
- Italy