M0002527: First magnetic sparking coil made by Michael Faraday

Date:: 10 November 1931

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/21/44

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0002452-M0002601WT/D/1/20/1/21
        M0002527: First magnetic sparking coil made by Michael FaradayWT/D/1/20/1/21/44

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M0002527: First magnetic sparking coil made by Michael Faraday. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Faraday's first sparking coil

Description

Photograph of the first magnetic sparking coil made and used by Faraday, view from the top, taken at the Royal Institution, London. This object is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0002526, M0002528, M0002529

Publication/Creation

10 November 1931

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

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