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Oxford Electric Bell

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The Oxford Electric Bell or Clarendon Dry Pile is an experimental electric bell that was set up in 1840 and which has run nearly continuously ever since. [1]

22 relations: Bell, Beverly Clock, Brass, Clarendon Laboratory, Contact electrification, Electric battery, Electric bell, Electrochemistry, England, European Journal of Physics, Experiment, Franklin bells, Hertz, Long-term experiment, Perpetual motion, Pitch drop experiment, Sulfur, Superseded scientific theories, Tintinnabulation, University of Oxford, Voltaic pile, Zamboni pile.

Bell

A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument.

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Beverly Clock

The Beverly Clock is a clock situated in the 3rd floor lift foyer of the Department of Physics at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Brass

Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.

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Clarendon Laboratory

The Clarendon Laboratory, located on Parks Road with the Science Area in Oxford, England (not to be confused with the Clarendon Building, also in Oxford), is part of the Department of Physics at Oxford University.

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Contact electrification

Contact electrification was an erroneous scientific theory from the Enlightenment that attempted to account for all the sources of electric charge known at the time.

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Electric battery

An electric battery is a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells with external connections provided to power electrical devices such as flashlights, smartphones, and electric cars.

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Electric bell

An electric bell is a mechanical bell that functions by means of an electromagnet.

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Electrochemistry

Electrochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry that studies the relationship between electricity, as a measurable and quantitative phenomenon, and identifiable chemical change, with either electricity considered an outcome of a particular chemical change or vice versa.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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European Journal of Physics

The European Journal of Physics is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal dedicated to maintaining and improving the standard of physics education in higher education.

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Experiment

An experiment is a procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis.

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Franklin bells

Franklin bells (also known as Gordon’s Bells or lightning bells) are an early demonstration of electric charge designed to work with a Leyden jar.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) and is defined as one cycle per second.

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Long-term experiment

A long-term experiment is an experimental procedure that runs through a long period of time, in order to test a hypothesis or observe a phenomenon that takes place at an extremely slow rate.

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Perpetual motion

Perpetual motion is motion of bodies that continues indefinitely.

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Pitch drop experiment

The pitch drop experiment is a long-term experiment that measures the flow of a piece of pitch over many years.

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Sulfur

Sulfur or sulphur is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16.

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Superseded scientific theories

A superseded, or obsolete, scientific theory is a scientific theory that the mainstream scientific community once widely accepted, but now considers an inadequate or incomplete description of reality, or simply false.

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Tintinnabulation

Tintinnabulation is the lingering sound of a ringing bell that occurs after the bell has been struck.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Voltaic pile

The voltaic pile was the first electrical battery that could continuously provide an electric current to a circuit.

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Zamboni pile

The Zamboni pile (also referred to as a Duluc Dry Pile) is an early electric battery, invented by Giuseppe Zamboni in 1812.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Electric_Bell

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