Rotating Mirror
Rotating Mirror
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- Description
- This rotating mirror could be used for acoustic experiments with manometric flames. The “E. Zimmermann Leipzig” inscription is that of Emil Zimmerman, a mechanic who worked for Wilhelm Wundt, professor of experimental psychology at the University of Leipzig. Zimmerman went into business on his own in 1887, starting a shop Leipzig where he made and sold psychological apparatus. He later opened a shop in Berlin.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- rotating mirror
- Measurements
- overall: 47 cm x 29.8 cm x 18 cm; 18 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in x 7 1/16 in
- overall: 18 7/8 in x 7 1/4 in x 16 in; 47.9425 cm x 18.415 cm x 40.64 cm
- ID Number
- PH.325687
- catalog number
- 325687
- accession number
- 257690
- Credit Line
- Fordham University
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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