Joseph Henry Electromagnet
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Date: c. 1978
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accesssion 11-006
Electromagnet made by first Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry (1797-1878). During his years at Albany Academy and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), Henry designed the most powerful electromagnets of his day. Henry constructed this powerful electromagnet for Benjamin Silliman of Yale University to exhibit before his students. It is now in the National Museum of American History.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accesssion 11-006
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1978
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United States
MAH-13346 or 13,346
Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White ; Size: 8w x 10h ; Type of Image: Object ; Medium: Negative