Title
The wonders of science
Caption
A switch (or rheotome) developed by the French physicist Léon Foucault to trigger the cylinders of the Ruhmkorff coil.
Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.
Date
1867
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
COM23A01_096
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
74,9Mb (3,7Mb) / 20,4in x 14,3in / 6118 x 4281 (300dpi)