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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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Bourbouze's electromotor Elettromotore di Bourbouze
Subject: electromagnetism/magneto-mechanical motor model Settore: elettromagnetismo/modello di motore magnetomeccanico
Number of catalogue: 35 Numero di inventario: 35
engraved on the brass beam: "G. Giovagnoli Sansepolcro 1858" Sul bilanciere d'ottone: "G. Giovagnoli Sansepolcro 1858" [inciso]
1858 Periodo di costruzione: 1858
Walnut, brass, iron, plastic, silk, bone Materiali utilizzati: Noce, ottone, ferro, plastica, seta, osso
388 X 155 X 300 [mm] Dimensioni: 388 x 155 x 300 [mm]
   
It is evident from an engraved inscription that the instrument was made in 1858 by the mechanician G. Giovagnoli, who was one of Serpieri's disciples and the owner of a mechanical workshop in Sansepolcro. The machine is an historical reproduction of a magneto-mechanical motor proposed by the Parisian instrument-maker Jean Bourbouze [1] (1826-1889). This device, which is of fine workmanship and has fine trimmings, is supplied by continuous current and transforms electric energy into mechanical energy.
Da una incisione l'apparato risulta costruito nel 1858 dal meccanico G. Giovagnoli, allievo del Serpieri e titolare di una officina meccanica artigianale in Sansepolcro. L'apparecchio è la riproduzione storica di un motore magnetomeccanico ideato dal costruttore e preparatore di laboratorio parigino Jean Borbouze [1] (1826-1889). Alimentato in corrente continua, questo dispositivo, di pregevole fattura e molto curato nelle rifiniture, trasforma l'energia elettrica in energia meccanica.
   
Description: The whole machine is mounted in a carefully carved walnut frame: Upon it, two pairs of ferromagnetic cylinders are free to slide within two pairs of vertical solenoids. The small cylinders, in each pair, are connected in such a way that they form a sort of mobile keeper of a magnetic circuit, which is made of a second pair of ferromagnetic (fixed) cylinders, which are inside the pair of solenoids. The pairs of mobile cylinders are mechanically attached to a brass beam that transmits the alternating linear movement of the pistons to a connecting rod system the moves a wheel with six spokes. The wheel activates a cam, the rotation of which in turn activates a horizontally oscillating swich.
Descrizione: l'intero corpo macchina è montato su un telaio in noce ben lavorato. Su di esso due coppie di cilindri ferromagnetici sono libere di scorrere dentro due coppie di solenoidi verticali. I cilindretti, in ogni coppia, sono collegati in modo da formare una sorta di ancoretta mobile di un circuito magnetico, costituito da una seconda coppia di cilindri ferromagnetici (fissi) interni alla coppia di solenoidi. Le coppie di cilindri mobili sono collegate meccanicamente ad un bilanciere che trasmette i movimenti rettilinei-alternati dei pistoni ad un sistema biella-manovella che muove una ruota a sei raggi la cui rotazione trascina un eccentrico. La rotazione di quest'ultimo comanda un deviatore di contatti striscianti.
   
Function: When the electrical current passes through the pair of solenoids, the mobile cylinders are attracted towards the fixed cylinders. When a pair of cylinders lowered, the other pair in the solenoids through which the current does not run is elevated, because the two pairs of mobile cylinders are mechanically connected. The movement of the cylinders is transmitted through an arm and cam system to a six-spoke wheel, the rotation of which activates another cam. The rotation of this cam controls a switch with sliding contact that closes and opens alternatively the supply circuits of the two pairs of electromagnets.
Funzionamento: quando la coppia di solenoidi è percorsa da una corrente elettrica, i cilindri mobili vengono attratti verso quelli fissi. All'abbassamento di una coppia di cilindri corrisponde l'innalzamento dell'altra nei solenoidi non percorsi da corrente. Il moto trasmesso alla ruota mette in movimento, mediante l'eccentrico, il deviatore a contatti striscianti che chiude ed apre alternativamente i circuiti di alimentazione delle due coppie di elettromagneti.
   
Bibliography: Privat Deschanel [1877], part III, pp. 711-712; Bernardini, Grianti, Mantovani, Vetrano [1992], pp.45-51.
Bibliografia: Privat Deschanel [1877], Part. III, pp. 711-712; Bernardini, Grianti, Mantovani, Vetrano [1992], pp. 45-51.
   
[1] From 1849 physics laboratory assistant at Sorbonne University and subsequently (1862) assistant in charge of didactic experimentation in the School of Pharmacy.
[1] Dal 1849 preparatore di fisica alla Sorbona e successivamente (1862), preparatore incaricato delle esercitazioni alla Scuola di Farmacia.

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