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Melloni thermoelectric battery

Edouard Lutz1837/1852

École Polytechnique

École Polytechnique
Palaiseau, France

Invented in 1851, this battery makes it possible to study, using a rock salt prism, the distribution of heat in a solar prism spectrum. Very sensitive, it has been used for experimental research on heat radiation. It is the most used thermoscopic device for radiant heat studies

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  • Title: Melloni thermoelectric battery
  • Creator: Edouard Lutz
  • Date Created: 1837/1852
  • Physical Dimensions: H 38 x P 18 x L 18 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Science, Technology, Physique
  • Type: Artefact
  • Rights: École polytechnique, Jean-Luc Deniel
École Polytechnique

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