Electrical apparatus
Date
1892
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height (drawing): 125mm
width (drawing): 105mm
width (drawing): 105mm
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Description
View of the electrical machine designed by Lord Armstrong for producing high tension electricity. The apparatus incorporated six induction coils made by the company of Alfred Apps (1839-1913) with six independent batteries, one for each coil (seen below bench level).
Illustration from the manuscript version of the paper ‘On a multiple induction machine for producing high tension electricity, and on some remarkable results obtained with it’, by Lord Armstrong, Proceedings of the Royal Society, vol.52 (1892), pp.176-191. Printed on plate 2 in the published paper. Imprint details verso.
William George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong (1810-1900) armaments manufacturer and industrialist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1846.
Illustration from the manuscript version of the paper ‘On a multiple induction machine for producing high tension electricity, and on some remarkable results obtained with it’, by Lord Armstrong, Proceedings of the Royal Society, vol.52 (1892), pp.176-191. Printed on plate 2 in the published paper. Imprint details verso.
William George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong (1810-1900) armaments manufacturer and industrialist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1846.
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