Record

RefNoMOB/067
LevelItem
TitleOtheoscope by William Crookes
Datec.1875
DescriptionA 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.
Extent1 instrument
ObjectNameScientific Instrument
MaterialsCopper, glass
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenancePresented 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
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8488
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8188Crookes; Sir; William (1832 - 1919); chemist1832 - 1919
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