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Magnetic ducks
Two small ceramic ducks each with a magnet in its beak, one marked North and the other South. These were probably decorative ducks later modified by adding floats under their wings. They were floated in a basin of water to demonstrate the magnetic phenomena of attraction and repulsion. Instruments of [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- physical sciences
Type of item
- Magnetic ducks
- 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:414006
Extent
- length 200 mm, max. width 120 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/LorraineCollections.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy