Kelvin's electrometer

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electrometer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:quadrant_electrometer
gptkbp:component gptkb:government_agency
mirror
glass case
needle
gptkbp:field physics
electrostatics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kelvin's electrometer
gptkbp:introducedIn 1867
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
gptkbp:notableFor high sensitivity
use in early telegraphy
gptkbp:principle attraction between charged bodies
gptkbp:usedFor detecting small electric charges
measuring electric potential difference
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_William_Thomson_(Lord_Kelvin)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4