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Seeing the light – Lord Kelvin’s mirror galvanometer

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Amongst the many objects the museum has inherited from the old History of Education Museum collections are over thirty galvanometers, instruments used for detecting and measuring electrical current. Galvanometers work on the principle, first discovered by the Danish physicist Hans … Continue reading →

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Hidden Histories: Edinburgh to Leeds, via South Africa

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

This attractive piece from the collection of the School of Physics and Astronomy is a differential hygrometer, an instrument used for measuring the humidity of the air.  The dedication plaque on the box announces that it was presented to Charles … Continue reading →

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Hidden Histories: An ordinary capacitor?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

The collection of historical scientific instruments held by the Physics Department at the University of Leeds is eclectic and diverse, ranging from instruments used by William and Lawrence Bragg to a wonderful collection of mechanical calculators and almost everything in … Continue reading →

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