Index arm with lead counterweight, for Froude's Resistance Dynamometer
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1941-7/1
- type:
- study models , hydrodynamics and hydrodynamic resistance
Parts of William Froude's original Resistance Dynamometer (1871) used in his researches on surface tension and ship resistance consisting of 1) Lever and index arm 2) counterweights 3) pivot 4) wood framing, by William Froude c.1871
Parts of William Froude's dynamometer for his Chelston Cross model towing tank. Design of this apparatus began in 1870