tangent galvanometer
Britishnoun
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A Bradley tangent galvanometer is used, employing the coil of 160 ohms resistance.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 by Various
The strength of different currents can be compared, and many interesting experiments performed with the tangent galvanometer.
From How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity by St. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew)
The unbroken lines represent the curves obtained with the apparatus just described, while the dotted ones give the curve of deflection of an ordinary tangent galvanometer.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various
In 1849 H. von Helmholtz devised a tangent galvanometer with two coils.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
These curves show that for strong intensities of current Mr. Kapp's instrument is more advantageous than the tangent galvanometer.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various
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