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Straw electrometer, Volta type
Volta's straw electrometer. The two long straws are suspended to the brass rod, which terminates in a small ball at the top. A glass jar encloses the lower part of the rod and the straws, preventing them from being moved by air currents. When the conductor is not charged, the straws will align [...]
Creator
- Alessandro Volta
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Electrometer
- electrometers
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- late 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1781
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414042
Extent
- height 175 mm, base 130x115 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/AlessandroVolta.html
Year
- 1781
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy