Narrow Streets in Whitby
Museum of Victorian Science Whitby
Address:
Woodberry,
Glaisdale,
Whitby,
North Yorkshire
YO21 2QL
Telephone: 01947 897440
Visits arranged by appointment and last approximately 1 hour 45 minutes
(Over 16’s only)
To avoid disappointment please make your booking several days in advance
Telephone (01947) 897440
A JOURNEY OF REAL SCIENCE THROUGH 19th CENTURY PHYSICS
FIRSTLY, A GUIDE AROUND THE PACKED SHELVES VIA LASER POINTER,
DEMONSTRATING SOME OF THE MORE INTERESTING INSTRUMENTS
FEATURING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTRO-STATIC GENERATOR ~ THE WIMSHURST MACHINE & THE ACCESSORIES THAT COULD BE USED WITH IT
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, WITH WORKING INSTRUMENTS ~ THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
DISCOVERY OF X-RAYS ~ FLUORESCENCE & PHOSPHORESCENCE, URANIUM GLASS, PITCHBLENDE, A GEIGER COUNTER, RADIOACTIVITY IN GAS MANTLES AND SMOKE ALARMS, AND MORE.
CATHODE RAYS & THE WORK OF SIR WILLIAM CROOKES ~ GEISLER TUBES, THE RADIOMETER, THE ELECTRIC EGG, THE CROOKES RAILWAY
SIR J.J. THOMSON & THE DISCOVERY OF THE ELECTRON ~ THE AURORA BOREALIS, BOUQUET TUBES, GOLDSTEIN’S CANAL RAYS, PULUJ’S PHOSPHORESCENT LAMP
DR FRANKENSTEIN’S LABORATORY, THE CLIMBING ARC, LIGHTNING, THUNDER, SPARKS
