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This web site is an extensive collection of images and descriptions of historical instruments used in the physical sciences. Images of over 1800 pieces of apparatus are included along with information and references about each. The collection is divided into topics covering all of classical physics. Many of the items were used for demonstrations, labs, or other teaching purposes.  This site offers a great avenue for high school physics students to conduct research and presentations on the different types of instruments used in the physical sciences throughout history.
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General Physics
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- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Upper Undergraduate
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© 1975 Thomas Greenslade, Jr.
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antiques, demonstration, teaching apparatus
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Metadata instance created April 17, 2007 by Bruce Mason
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T. Greenslade, Jr, (1975), WWW Document, (http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/).
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T. Greenslade, Jr, Instruments for Natural Philosophy (1975), <http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/>.
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Greenslade, Jr, T. (2007, April 17). Instruments for Natural Philosophy. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/
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Greenslade, Jr, Thomas. Instruments for Natural Philosophy. April 17, 2007. http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/ (accessed 7 December 2024).
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Greenslade, Jr, Thomas. Instruments for Natural Philosophy. 1975. 17 Apr. 2007. 7 Dec. 2024 <http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/>.
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