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Crookes' Type Discharge Tube, late 19th C.

Crookes' type discharge tube with anode in shape of Maltese Cross for demonstrating that cathode rays travel in straight lines. Sir William Crookes (1832 - 1919) was an English chemist and physicist who worked on spectroscopy. He was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the Crookes tube which was made in 1875. Crookes was the inventor of the Crookes radiometer.
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Title:
Crookes' Type Discharge Tube, late 19th C.
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Crookes' type discharge tube with anode in shape of Maltese Cross for demonstrating that cathode rays travel in straight lines. Sir William Crookes (1832 - 1919) was an English chemist and physicist who worked on spectroscopy. He was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the Crookes tube which was made in 1875. Crookes was the inventor of the Crookes radiometer.
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2788 x 3460 px | 27.6 MB
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23.6 x 29.3 cm | 9.3 x 11.5 in (300 dpi)
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