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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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the research for his dissertation by Timo Engels. Literature Engels, Timo (2012): Kurze Geschichte der Dichtemessung von Flüssigkeiten , in: Heering, Peter; Markert, Michael & Weber, Heiko: Experimentelle [...] University Press. 133-152. Hare, Robert: Beschreibung des Litrameters, eines Instrumentes zur Bestimmung der specifischen Schwere . In: Polytechnisches Journal Bd. 22, Nr. 5. Digitalisierung: Humboldt-Universität
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Sikes's Hydrometer Listen The hydrometer is a measurement device to determine the mass density of liquids. It was developed in the early 19th century and put to use by the British Customs Services to
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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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Galileo's Inclined Plane Experiment Listen Galileo's inclined plane is a wooden beam of approximately 6,7m length the top of which has a hemicircular vellum-bound notch. The vellum is used in order to
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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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Das Geiger-Müller-Zählrohr. Eine wissenschaftshistorische Analyse mit der Replikationsmethode , in: NTM Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaften, Technik und Medizin,20 (4), Dezember 2012. Trenn, Thaddeus [...] Counter started to crackle: Electrical counting methods in early radioactvity research , in: Annalen der Physik (Berlin) , 525, No. 6, A88-92. Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/andp.201300726/pdf
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the rate of ascent and descent of the droplets. further reading Panusch, Martin (2012): Bestimmung der Elementarladung á la Millikan 1911 , in: Heering, Peter; Markert, Michael & Weber, Heiko: Experimentelle [...] Instrument Society , 113, 32-37. Panusch, M.; Heering, P. (2011): Robert A. Millikan und die Bestimmung der Elementarladung: Historische Aspekte eines klassischen Experiments , in: Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht
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Barlow's Wheel Listen Barlow's Wheel is the prototype of unipolar engine. Peter Barlow published its description in 1822 in the article "A curious electro-magnetic experiment". The star-shaped copper