Crookes radiometer

GPTKB entity

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