Bell with magnetic control for under a vacuum bell — Teylers Museum

Bell with magnetic control for under a vacuum bell

This simple bell is intended for a crucial experiment: the demonstration that sound waves cannot travel in vacuum, contrary to light waves which are transmitted in vacuum. In this experiment the bell is placed under a bell-jar on the base of an air pump. The bell in the bell-jar can be activated by holding a magnet external to the bell-jar. The sound can be heard as long as there is air in the bell-jar. When the bell-jar has been evacuated, the bell cannot be heard anymore. Which shows that sound waves require molecules to be transmitted.

Administration name

Fysisch Kabinet

Title

Bell with magnetic control for under a vacuum bell

Translated title

Bell with magnetic control for under a vacuum bell

Creator

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Object number

FK 0231

Reproduction reference

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