Reproduction
Title
Professor Powell's Apparatus to Exhibit Plain, Circular and Elliptical Vibrations
Object Category
Wave simulator
Description
Wave simulator. With thin metal poles mounted into frame, each with white ball on the top and with a handle which, when turned, makes them simulate wave action.
A devise to simulate the movements of waves - handle turns which moves beads which represent the movement of a wave. Adjustable beam can be moved up and down via two brass handles on the side to alter the width of the waves. Beads at teh end of long poles attached to an axel.
Asbestos Inspection - Non-Asbestos
Creator
E.M.Clarke, Philosophical instruments, 428 Strand, London
Production Date
circa 1837 to circa 1851
Material
Dimensions
base length: 690 mm
width: 178 mm
height: 950 mm was previously recorded as 945
body length: 640 mm
Associated Person
Collection
Physics
Accession Number
LDUSC-PHYSC-39
Alternative Number
39
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
