M0015831: Discharge tube with anode in the shape of the Maltese Cross

Date:
1957
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/141/82
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M0015831: Discharge tube with anode in the shape of the Maltese Cross. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced March 2022: Discharge tube with anode in shape of Maltese Cross

Description

Photograph of a discharge tube for demonstrating that cathode rays travel in straight lines. The item was presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1954 and accessioned in 1956 (accession number R147/1956). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

1957

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the item: accession number R147/1956

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Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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