Heat apparatus / mica polarisation cell

Description

Heat apparatus, two wooden mica heat polarisation cells mounted on a lead base, c. 1835

Museum reference

T.1999.384

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Heat apparatus / mica polarisation cell

Production information

Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868, Maker
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1835

Materials

Mica, Wood, Lead

Physical description

cells: wood, mica / base and stands: wood, lead

Associations

User: Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868

Exhibitions

• Enquire (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Great Exhibition of 1876 Catalogue, p. 276

G.L'E Turner, Nineteenth Century Scientific Instruments, p. 122 - 123

On display

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