Arago's disc
Arago's disc
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- Description (Brief)
- Part of an Arago's Disc experimental apparatus in a wooden box. Copper disc, glass disc with pivot point and mounting ring. Reference: F.C. Bakewell, A Manual of Electricity (London: 1859), page 226.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Arago's Disc
- electrostatic device
- Other Terms
- Arago's Disc?; Arago's Disc; Electrostatic Devices
- Measurements
- glass: 8 1/2 in x 4 7/8 in x 3/4 in; 21.59 cm x 12.3825 cm x 1.905 cm
- disc: 2 3/8 in x 4 1/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 10.4775 cm
- box: 3 1/2 in x 5 in x 14 5/8 in; 8.89 cm x 12.7 cm x 37.1475 cm
- ID Number
- EM.322612
- catalog number
- 322612
- accession number
- 249272
- Credit Line
- from Western Reserve University, thru John K. Major
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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