Lissajous Apparatus (Tuning Fork)
Unknown Maker
about 1850
Two tuning forks mounted on wooden stands (stands not original). One fork is placed horizontal to the ground, the other stands vertical. Both forks have small mirrors mounted on the branch of tuning fork. Mirrors are positioned to face each other.
Overall: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.34023
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Acoustics
Not on view
Published References
E. Atkinson, Elementary Treatise on Physics. Translated from Ganot's Elements de Physique. (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1890), 259-262.
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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