Roget reciprocating spiral

Description (Brief):

Roget Reciprocating Spiral, unit consists of a reciprocating coil of wire mounted in a clamp on a round wooden base. The tip of the wire dips into a cup of mercury, and electro-dynamic action causes the wire spiral to oscillate. Mercury has been removed from this specimen. Reference: MacLaren, "The rise of the electrical industry during the nineteenth century," page 21.

Associated Person: Roget, Peter MarkMaker: Max Kohl

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.323663Catalog Number: 323663Accession Number: 251332

Object Name: Roget Reciprocating Spiraldemonstration apparatusOther Terms: Contact Breaker; Roget Reciprocating Spiral; Magnetic Devices; Electromagnetic Devices; Electromagnetic Devices

Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 5 in; 26.67 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6206-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_705557

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