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Geiger Müller counter tube Listen The Geiger Müller counter tube is one of the earliest measurement devices for the field of radioactivity. Walter Müller developed it under the auspices of his thesis
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Millikan's apparatus for the determination of the elementary charge Listen From 1909 until 1911 Robert A. Millikan together with his assistant Harvey Fletcher conducted experiments to determine the el
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Litrameter Listen Robert Hare was a lecturer in chemistry at Pennsylvania University. His litrameter was represented in science periodicals of both the old and new world. By his own account he used st
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Camera Obscura Listen A Camera Obscura is an darkened room or volume into which light can shine through a pin hole, sometimes a pin hole combined with a lens. On the wall opposite to the entrance hole
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Leyden Jars Listen A newly developed instrument shocked (most literally) scientists researching electricity in 1745: the Leyden Jar or Amplifiying Jar. The Prelate Ewald Jürgen von Kleist and the Leyd
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Barlow's Wheel Listen Barlow's Wheel is the prototype of unipolar engine. Peter Barlow published its description in 1822 in the article "A curious electro-magnetic experiment". The star-shaped copper
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Henley's Quadrant Electrometer Listen Henley's variation of a quadrant electrometer consists of an upright column with a brass stand. Attached to the column is a wire with an elder pith ball. If the i
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Reading Stone Listen A Reading Stone is a thick plano-convex lens and can be considered to be the prototype of modern magnifying glasses. It was and still is put to use to magnify minute writings. fur
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Camera Lucida Listen The Camera Lucida, sometimes known as Wollaston prism, consists of an upright brass column, to which a prism holder is mounted. By looking through the prism you can see a sheet of
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Support Listen First point of contact: ZIMT- Service Desk If you have got any problems with your work devices (computers, notebooks and accessories) university staff should not hesitate to contact the