Physics Laboratory

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Physics Laboratory

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Photographic Image

Description

This picture was taken around the year 1900. The laboratory room was in the attic of Reid Hall and was heated by a potbelly stove. On the right is a good example of a large vacuum pump that resembles those sold in the 1850's by Chamberlain of Boston. To the left of the pump is a Wimshurst or other electrostatic machine. A tangent galvanometer sits on the table at the left. On the far left of the big table sits an induction coil, and the Kohlrausch Bridge.

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Washington and Lee Lab002.jpg
Date Added
December 7, 2011
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Citation
“Physics Laboratory,” Antique Scientific Instruments at Washington and Lee University, accessed April 26, 2024, https://physicsapparatus.omeka.net/items/show/49.