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Electric and Elektromagnetic Experiments Listen Barlow's Wheel Coulomb's Torsion Balance Electrostatic Generator Henley's Quadrant Electrometer Leyden Jars Tangent Galvanometer Voltaic Crown of Cups E
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Sextant Listen The sextant was and still is a navigational instrument. It evolved from the ancient octant (eigth part of the circumference of a circle) and is used to measure the angular difference be
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Galileo telescope Listen The Galilean telescope is realized with a convergent objective lens and a divergent eyepiece lens. Consequently, the image of the object appears in an upright position. Thus,
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eines Instrumentes zur Bestimmung der specifischen Schwere . In: Polytechnisches Journal Bd. 22, Nr. 5. Digitalisierung: Humboldt-Universität Berlin und SLUB Dresden ( Volltext )
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Hydrometry and slide rules in brewing and distilling. Journal of the Brewery History Society, 124/5, 14-37.
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Hydrostatic Balance on the model of 's Gravesande Listen This device is used to determine the density of liquids. To do so the two cups below the scale pans are filled with different liquids. Attached
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scienze , deutsche Übersetzung: Arthur von Oettingen, Leipzig, 1890/1. ( Tag 1 und 2 , Tag 3 und 4 , Tag 5 und 6 ) Drake, S. (1970): Renaissance Music and Experimental Science, in: Journal of the History of
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Demonstration device for the parabolic flight curve according to ‘sGravesande Listen The demonstration device according to 'sGravensande and van Musschenbroek is first mentioned in the 1742 edition of
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Mouchot's Solar Heater Listen The Solar Heater on the model of Mouchot is a heliothermal engine by which food or water can be heated by solar radiation. Augustin Mouchot developed a string of heliothe
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axial direction. Thus a cylindric condensator is formed which is then operated at voltages around 1.5 kV. If a γ-quantum or β-particle hit the surface of the tube a secondary electron is emitted in the