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Nobili-Melloni radiant-heat thermopile
    • Setting:
      Room XVI
    • Inventor:
      Leopoldo Nobili, Macedonio Melloni
    • Maker:
      Giuseppe Caldini
    • Place:
      Florence
    • Date:
      ca. 1880
    • Materials:
      brass, cast iron, bismuth, antimony
    • Dimensions:
      total height 430 mm, base diameter 131 mm
    • Inventory:
      3758
    • Nobili-Melloni radiant-heat thermopile (Inv. 3758)
    • Nobili-Melloni radiant-heat thermopile (Inv. 3758)

Radiant-heat thermopile, Nobili - Melloni pattern. Comprises a brass box with 120 elements and a large brass cone hinged to an adjustable support with cast-iron base. The back cover is missing. Made by Giuseppe Caldini, about whom we have no information.

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