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XIV.85 Nobili's box thermopile
Inventor:Leopoldo Nobili
Maker: unknown
Date:ca. 1830
Materials:bismuth, antimony, brass
Dimensions:height 65 mm, diameter 112 mm
Current inventory:1225
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Nobili's box thermopile with 182 elements. Nobili's "box" thermopile was used as a source of thermoelectricity and not as a detector for studying the properties of radiant heat. Provenance: Lorraine collections.

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