Key Information
Reference code
K/PP107/11/3/13
Title
Rotating magnet motor, [1834-1837]
Date(s)
- [1834 - 1837] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 item
Scope and content
Apparatus to demonstrate the rotary action of a magnet, an electromagnetic motor or galvanometer. Consists of a U-shaped magnet on a wooden base with a mercury trough, wire coil contact and a small iron bar magnet. Possibly used by Wheatstone for teaching. [See K/PP107/5/103.]