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Conductor
Large conductor consisting of a tapered brass tube terminating in a large sphere at one end and a smaller sphere at the other. One of the glass supports fits into a hole in the large sphere; the other secures the opposite end of the tube. These supports are similar to the ones for the large Edward Nairne [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Prime conductor
- scientific instruments
Medium
- mahogany, brass, glass
- Glass
- Mahogany wood
- Brass
- glass (material)
- mahogany (wood)
- brass (alloy)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Prime conductor
- scientific instruments
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
- second half 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1751
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414014
Extent
- total height 560 mm, large sphere diameter 340 mm, small sphere diameter 135 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/EdwardNairne.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy