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Portable globe electrical machine
Frictional electrical machine made by Edward Nairne. There is a brass box with an endless screw and spur wheel so that the glass globe can be rotated at speed. The round leather cushion is attached to a flexible brass strip against which presses a screw to control the amount of friction. A G-clamp under [...]
Creator
- Edward Nairne
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Electrostatic machine
- generators
Medium
- mahogany, brass, glass
- Glass
- Mahogany wood
- Brass
- glass (material)
- mahogany (wood)
- brass (alloy)
Creator
- Edward Nairne
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Electrostatic machine
- generators
Medium
- mahogany, brass, glass
- Glass
- Mahogany wood
- Brass
- glass (material)
- mahogany (wood)
- brass (alloy)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- ca. 1770
- 1770~
- 1770~
- 1770
- 1770
Places
- London
- London
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414019
Extent
- total height 330 mm, glass globe 165 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/EdwardNairne.html
Year
- 1770
Providing country
- Italy