Bolometer

Description:

A bolometer measures radiant heat by means of a material having a temperature-dependent electrical resistance. This example belonged to Samuel Pierpont Langley, the astrophysicist who invented the form in 1878 and later served as third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Ref: S. P. Langley, The Bolometer (New York, 1881).

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.247029.01Catalog Number: 247029.01

Object Name: bolometer

Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 26.67 cm x 5.715 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-611e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1839338

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