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ELECTRICITY
1 CYLINDRICAL CONDUCTOR WITH ELECTRIC PENDULUMS
2 ELECTRIC CARILLON
3 CAVENDISH-BECCARIA ELECTRIC HOLLOW GLOBE
4 LIGHTNING-CONDUCTORS
5 LEYDEN JARS
6 BATTERY OF NINE LEYDEN JARS
7 LUMINOUS LEYDEN JAR
8 LANE'S MICROMETRICAL SPARK GAP WITH LEYDEN JAR
9 FRANKLIN'S BATTERY
10 EPINOUS'S CONDENSER
11 DISCHARGER
12 DISCHARGER
13 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGER WITH DOUBLE FORK
14 MASCART'S INSULATORS
15 VOLTA'S PISTOL
16 VOLTA'S PISTOL (2 PIECES)
17 PITH-BALL AND GOLD LEAF ELECTROSCOPES
18 BOHNENBERGER'S ELECTROSCOPE
19 BOHNENBERGER'S ELECTROSCOPE
20 PELTIER'S ATMOSPHERIC ELECTROMETER
21 PELTIER'S ATMOSPHERIC ELECTROMETER
22 HENLY'S ELECTROMETER
23 ELECTROSTATIC BALANCE
24 THOMSON-MASCART'S QUADRANT ELECTROMETER
25 WINTER'S PLATE ELECTRICAL MACHINE
26 ACCESSORIES OF THE WINTER'S MACHINE
27 SPIRAL FULMINATING TUBE
28 HOLTZ'S ELECTROSTATIC INFLUENCE MACHINE
29 ELECTROSTATIC MACHINE WITH SELF-EXCITATION TOPLER-VOSS
30 POTASSIUM BICHROMATE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
31 NOBILI'S PORTABLE GALVANOMETER
32 ASTATIC GALVANOMETER
33 MELLONI'S THERMOMULTIPLIER
34 UNIVERSAL MEASURING DEVICE, MOVING COIL TYPE
35 AMPERE'S APPARATUS
36 MAGNETIC SPARKLER
37 INSTRUMENTS OF NOBILI'S "ELECTROMAGNETIC BOX"
38 BARLOW'S WHEEL [1]
39 SMALL CONTAINER WITH TWO VERTICAL WIRES [2]
40 SMALL CONTAINER WITH TWO HORIZONTAL WIRES [3]
41 FARADAY'S DEVICE FOR THE CONTINUOUS CIRCUIT [4]
42 DEVICE FOR SHOWING THE DIRECTIVE ACTION OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD ON VERTICAL CURRENTS
43 DEVICE FOR SHOWING THE CONTINUOUS ROTATION OF A MOVING CIRCUIT BY MEANS OF A FIXED CIRCULAR CURRENT
44 MATTEUCCI'S SPIRAL PLATES INDUCTION DEVICE
45 LITTLE MEDICAL INDUCTION COIL WITH MANUAL CONTACT-BREAKER (WHEEL TYPE)
46 LITTLE MEDICAL INDUCTION COIL WITH HAMMER-BREAKER (HORSESHOE-SHAPED ELECTROMAGNET TYPE)
47 INDUCTION COIL
48 INDUCTION COIL WITH PLATINUM AND MERCURY CONTACT-BREAKERS
49 INDUCTION COIL WITH SPARK GAP AND FOUCAULT CONTACT-BREAKER
50 INDUCTION COIL
51 DE LA RIVE INDUCTION COIL
52 BOURBOUZE'S ELECTROMOTOR
53 CLARKE'S MAGNETO-ELECTRIC MACHINE
54 MAGNETO-ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR ELECTROTHERAPY
55 VOLTAIC ARC WITH MANUAL ADJUSTMENT
56 ELECTRIC EGG
57 DE LA RIVE'S ELECTRIC EGG
58 GENERAL VIEW OF THE EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE WITH DEVICES FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION
59 RIGHI'S THREE SPARKS OSCILLATOR
60 COUPLE OF TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER TELEPHONES WITH WHISTLE CALLING
61 FOUR TELEPHONES BELL-TYPE
62 TWO TELEPHONES BELL-TYPE
63 RIGHI'S TELEPHONE RECEIVER
64 RIGHI'S MICROPHONE
65 PNEUMATIC TELEGRAPHS (DIAL TYPE)
66 SKINWIRE FOR TELEGRAPHIC LINES
67 MORSE'S RECORDING TELEGRAPH WITH KEY

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ELECTRICITY




Peltier's atmospheric electrometer Elettrometro atmosferico di Peltier
Subject: meteorology/atmospheric electricity gauge Settore: meteorologia/misuratore dell'elettricità atmosferica
Number of catalogue:295 Numero di inventario: 295
Engraved on the inner base, beside the graduated ring in brass silver-plated: "Secretan à Paris" Sulla base interna, lungo l'anello graduato d'ottone argentato: "Secretan à Paris" [inciso]
3/4 of the 19th century Periodo di costruzione: 3/4 del XIX secolo
Mahogany, brass, glass, steel, paper, silver Materiali utilizzati: Mogano, ottone, vetro, acciaio, carta, argento

124 X 150 X 170 [mm]

Dimensioni: 124 X 150 X 170 [mm]
   
Description: The glass cylinder that protects the gauging mechanism is situated in a circular groove on an elegant mahogany square base that is supported by three brass levelling screws. This gauging mechanism is substantially identical to the one described earlier (N°294, Fig. 55). The instrument has two identical scales: one is on a strip of paper along the external wall of the cylinder, and the other is carved on a silvered disk, which is on the internal base of the cylinder. Both scales have two zeros and are divided into four quadrants: each of them is graduated from 0° to 90°. A small brass rod is rigidly positioned at the double zero reading and it must be positioned along the magnetic meridian by rotating the instrument. The needle is cut in half. The conductor that explores the atmospheric electricity is a pair of brass hemispheres on which a long rod with a brass point (now unfortunately lacking) was tightened to the pair of hemispheres according to the design suggested by the physicist and naturalist Horace Bénédict De Saussure (1740-1799). He added a long metal point or a hook to the instrument lid (which was a golden leaf electrometer) so that small metal balls, supported by long conducting wires, could be hung onto it in order to gather electricity from the upper atmospheric layers. In the catalogue of 1874 of the famous French firm Secretan the electrometer was offered at a cost of 100 Francs.
Descrizione: su una elegante base quadrata in mogano sostenuta da tre viti di livello d' ottone è incastrato, su una scanalatura circolare, il cilindro di vetro che protegge il meccanismo di misura. Questo è sostanzialmente identico a quello descritto nella precedente scheda (vedi N. di inventario 254, fig. 55). Lo strumento ha due scale identiche: l'una su una striscia di carta lungo la parete esterna del cilindro, l'altra incisa su una corona circolare d'ottone argentato posta sulla base interna del cilindro. Esse sono con doppio zero divise in quattro quadranti ciascuno graduato da 0 a 90º. La verghetta d'ottone è rigidamente fissata lungo la linea del doppio zero e va orientata, ruotando lo strumento, lungo il meridiano magnetico. L'ago è per metà spezzato. Il conduttore esploratore dell'elettricità atmosferica è una coppia di emisferi d'ottone sulla quale si avvitava una lunga asta a punta d'ottone (mancante), secondo il «design» proposto dal fisico e naturalista ginevrino Horace Bénédict De Saussure (1740-1799). Questi infatti aggiunse sul cappellotto dello strumento (un elettrometro a foglie d'oro) una lunga punta metallica o un gancio per potervi attaccare dei piccoli palloni metallici, sostenuti da lunghe corde conduttrici, per raccogliere l'elettricità negli strati più alti dell'atmosfera. Nel catalogo del 1874 della rinomata ditta francese Secretan, l'elettrometro veniva offerto al costo di 100 franchi.
   
 
Funzionamento: è sostanzialmente identico a quello descritto precedentemente (numero di inventario 294, fig. 55).
   
Bibliography: Secretan [1874], p.142; Jamin [1891], tome 4 (2nd Part), file IV, pp. 2-5.
Bibliografia: Secretan [1874], p. 142; Jamin [1891], Tome 4 (2º partie), fascic. IV, pp. 2-5.

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