| RefNo | MOB/067 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Otheoscope by William Crookes |
| Date | c.1875 |
| Description | A glass otheoscope containing a spindle, with fixed vanes of oxidised copper attached, and a coloured disc above. Mounted on a dark base. In a partial vacuum, the rotor spins when the vanes are exposed to light. |
| Extent | 1 instrument |
| ObjectName | Scientific Instrument |
| Materials | Copper, glass |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Provenance | Presented to the Royal Society by William Crookes in 1911, originally intended to illustrate his papers on 'Repulsion resultion from radiation [...]' published in a the Philosophical Transactions between 1875-78 |
| URLDescription | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
| URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8488 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8188 | Crookes; Sir; William (1832 - 1919); chemist and science journalist | 1832 - 1919 |