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Nobili's static-electricity galvanometer
    • Setting:
      Room XVI
    • Inventor:
      Leopoldo Nobili
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      ca. 1830
    • Materials:
      wood, brass, paper, lead, steel, glass
    • Dimensions:
      total height 210 mm, base (with ring) 168 mm
    • Inventory:
      372
    • Nobili's static-electricity galvanometer (Inv. 372)

Galvanometer used by Nobili to measure static electricity, i.e., produced by electrostatic generators and Leyden jars. The 130-140 windings are extra-insulated with black varnished taffeta. The silvered brass scale is divided into two quadrants. Provenance: Lorraine collections.