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

Date Made: after 1908

Maker: Max Kohl

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: Saxony, Chemnitz

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Credit Line: Fordham University

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.325691Catalog Number: 325691Accession Number: 257690

Object Name: wave demonstration

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d82e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1817049

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