Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific instrument
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:light_mill
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gptkbp:category |
physics demonstration apparatus
vacuum tube device |
gptkbp:component |
glass bulb
partial vacuum rotor vanes |
gptkbp:exhibitedAt |
gptkb:Royal_Society
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Crookes radiometer
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
1873
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gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:William_Crookes
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gptkbp:movement |
vanes spin when exposed to light
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:William_Crookes
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gptkbp:operates |
light energy
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
radiation pressure
thermal transpiration |
gptkbp:usedFor |
demonstrating radiation pressure
demonstrating thermal transpiration |
gptkbp:vaneCoating |
one side black, one side white or silver
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gptkbp:vaneMaterial |
metal
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_William_Crookes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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