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Foucault's Speed of Light Apparatus, by Paul Gustave Froment, Paris, c. 1855

Inventory Number 24393


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.24393

Item type
Object
Provenance
Amongst the possessions of R. T. Gunther on his death. Accession and previous provenance yet to be established conclusively. Initially from the Conrad Cooke Collection
Dimensions
Height: 245mm Width: 150mm Depth: 200mm
Inventory No
24393
Accession Number
1927-20

Description

A device used for measuring the speed of light by measuring the change in angle of the mirror.