Wave Demonstration Device
Wave Demonstration Device
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- Description
- This small wave demonstration device came from the physics department at Fordham University. The “Max Kohl A.G. Chemnitz” inscription indicates a date of 1908 or later. The firm termed this instrument a “Transverse Wave Machine for the Projection Lantern.”
- Ref: Max Kohl, A.G., Physical Apparatus (Chemnitz, [1912]), vol. 2, p. 415
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- wave demonstration
- date made
- after 1908
- maker
- Max Kohl
- place made
- Germany: Saxony, Chemnitz
- Measurements
- overall: 7 5/16 in x 8 3/8 in x 3 in; 18.57375 cm x 21.2725 cm x 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- PH.325691
- catalog number
- 325691
- accession number
- 257690
- Credit Line
- Fordham University
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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