Weston Galvanometer
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Rectangular wooden box; brown leather handle attached to top with metal fasteners; front has a steel lock screwed to it; lock is stamped with manufacturer; four hard black rubber feet on bottom; top attached with two brass hinges; black painted aluminium instrument panel with raised meter; meter has a glass window over measurement bar; metal plaque attached to meter identifying the manufacturer; on flat part of panel are two plastic knobs; around each knob is a piece of copper wire; typed instructions are included.
Galvanometers detect and measure small amounts of electrical current through the use of a magnetic needle or a coil in a magnetic field.
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Rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
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Science History Institute. Weston Galvanometer. Photograph, 2016. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/6h440s49d.
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