Callendar's Absolute Recording Bolometer, 1905
- inventor:
- Hugh Longbourne Callendar
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Original Callendar absolute recording bolometer, made in England, 1905.
Details
- Category:
- Heat
- Object Number:
- 1924-568
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), plastic (possibly vulcanite), platinum (metal), copper (metal) and iron
- Measurements:
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overall: 152 mm x 180 mm x 190 mm, , 3.605kg
- type:
- bolometer and measuring device (radiant energy)
- credit:
- Callendar, Hugh Longbourne
