Crookes' Radiometer, 1872-1879

Radiometer used to illustrate Sir William Crookes' researches on the radiation of heat in high vacua, (lower suspension broken): contains torsion balance to measure repulsive force on blackened disc when exposed toradiation, 1872-79.

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

2987397

Title

Crookes' Radiometer, 1872-1879

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- tube: 450 x 160 x 35 mm