Matteucci Apparatus
notes: label: Description
content: Carlo Matteucci (1811-1868) was an Italian scientist who showed that electromagnetic induction can occur at relatively large distances and with no ferromagnetic materials. This example of a Matteucci apparatus was apparently made for classroom demonstrations. It is unsigned, and its provenance is unknown.
label: Description
content: Ref: Carlo Matteucci, <i>Cours spécial sur l'induction, le magnétisme de rotation</i> (Paris, 1854).
label: Description
content: Dionysius Lardner, <i>Handbook of Natural Philosophy: Electricity, Magnetism, and Acoustics</i> (London, 1856), pp. 174-175.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.316808
label: accession number
content: 228765
label: catalog number
content: 316808
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lissajous Apparatus, Electrical
label: Object Name
content: Matteucci Apparatus
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 7 in x 7 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 17.78 cm x 19.05 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 12 in x 6 7/8 in; 17.145 cm x 30.48 cm x 17.4625 cm