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Date: 31 May 1851
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Date: 22 Sep 1928
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Born
31 May 1851
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Died
22 Sep 1928
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Created Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Letter-book. 'No. 1, Dew-Smith' (4th Jan. 1880-9th Jan. 1882)
From 4 Jan 1881 to 9 Jan 1882
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Cited by 'Evening Party', Cambridge Independent Press, Friday 24 March 1893.
Description:'The following experiements and objects of interest were shown by the gentlemen named... Mr H. Darwin - Morin's machine for testing the laws of falling bodies. Dr Anderson Stuart's Kymoscope for demonstrating the interference of wave motion. Re-action time chronograph for measuring the quickness with which a person can move his hand upon hearing a sound. Musical pitch apparatus for testing the appreciation of differences of musical pitch. Galton's whistle for testing the limit of hearing shrill notes. Line divider for testing the capacity of dividing a line by eye. Angle divider for testing the capacity of judging a right angle. Box of weights for testing teh capacity of appreciating small differences of weight.'
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Cited by Order-book of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company (1880-1884)
Description:'1880... March. 1. Mr Horace Darwin.
Photonephometer.'
note: 'delvd' (f. 4.)
'1880... June. 9. Horace Darwin Esq.
Photonephometer'
note: 'delvd' (f. 7)
'1880... June. 18. H. Darwin Esq.
To rearrange BA Unit Coil' (f. 7)
'1880... July. 8. H. Darwin Esq.
Actinometer.' (f. 7)