Standard Resistor with Mercury Cups
Title
Standard Resistor with Mercury Cups
Description
This resistor is exactly 10 ohms at a temperature of 23.7 degrees C. It was purchased in 1892 for $5.00.
Connection to a circuit was made through mercury in the cups into which the heavy leads from the resistor dip.
Connection to a circuit was made through mercury in the cups into which the heavy leads from the resistor dip.
Identifier
em_066
Collection
Electricity_and_Magnetism
Source
Display Case H1
Date
1892