- Title:
- Stroboscope no. 5 (125 hertz) in wooden box
- Object name(s):
- stroboscope; stroboscope
- Brief description:
- Stroboscope no. 5 (125 hertz) in wooden box. When the two prongs are at rest, the overlapping slits are perfectly aligned so that light may pass through both. If the fork is then caused to vibrate, it is possible to see through the slits twice in each complete period, that is, 2n times per second, where n is the frequency. Hence the stroboscope is used in many instances to accurately determine frequency as an object vibrating or rotating at the same frequency will appear stationary when viewed through the slits.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- stroboscopic lamp
- Credit line:
- BT Group plc
- Material:
- wood
- Material:
- metal
- Object name:
- stroboscope; stroboscope
- Object production place:
- England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 2004-190
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- E2004.166.104
- Other number type:
- Entry number
- Other number:
- LDBTM:8062
- Other number type:
- BT Archive number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Telecommunications
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/584fb406-e196-3207-9ec6-0d48625ee72c
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/584fb406-e196-3207-9ec6-0d48625ee72c, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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