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Apparatus to study the composition of elastic shocks
This apparatus, described by Jean-Antoine Nollet in Leçons de physique expérimentale (Paris, 1743-1748), is a sort of small billiard mechanism resting on an elegant table. It was used to study the composition of elastic shocks. The device consists of a pair of hammers hinged in two rotating quadrants. [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mechanics
- mechanics (physics)
Type of item
- Shocks
- Motion and forces
- scientific instruments
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- second half 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1751
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:417026
Extent
- length 1420 mm, width 1850 mm, height with table 1800 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/JeanAntoineNollet.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy