Callendar's Bolometer, 1914

Made:
1914 in England
Bolometer used by Hugh Longbourne Callendar at the Royal

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Bolometer used by Hugh Longbourne Callendar at the Royal
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Bolometer used by Hugh Longbourne Callendar at the Royal College of Science, South Kensington, London, 1914.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1930-355
Materials:
metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), iron, plastic (unidentified), mica, platinum (metal) and copper (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 250 mm x 230 mm x 190 mm, , 2.02kg
type:
bolometer and measuring device (radiant energy)
credit:
Imperial College of Science & Technology