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Description: | 63 (Kelvin bequest number in white paint, also in pen on a paper label). D. DAVIS, GLASGOW (on an [ivory] scale. MANU D. Davis circa 1830 Glasgow Scotland DES after RAMSDEN,Jesse. 1764 Hay Market, London, England DES after INGEN-HOUSZ,Jan,Doctor. 1764 DES after WINTER,Carl. second half 18th century Vienna, Aystria. This frictional electrostatic generator is attached to a table by two large carriage bolts. The scale mentioned in the condition report above is an Henly's quadrant electrometer. This is a large single plate machine with a pair of steel comb collectors housed in wooden rings (Winter's rings). | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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