galvanometer

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An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle.

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A circuit was used consisting of a battery, the body to be tested, and a galvanometer; the electromotive force of the battery used was 1 volt at first, then 100 volts, and then again 1 volt. Source: Internet

An early D'Arsonval galvanometer showing magnet and rotating coil. Source: Internet

A tangent galvanometer consists of a coil of insulated copper wire wound on a circular non-magnetic frame. Source: Internet

He used a galvanometer as a sensitive timing device, attaching a mirror to the needle to reflect a light beam across the room to a scale which gave much greater sensitivity. Source: Internet

He used a galvanometer to measure current, and knew that the voltage between the thermocouple terminals was proportional to the junction temperature. Source: Internet

History Thomson mirror galvanometer, patented in 1858. Source: Internet

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