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A sensitive ammeter which has a miniature mirror fastened to the moving coil. Through a system of precision-placed mirrors, light from a source is directed onto the galvanometer mirror from which it is reflected onto a moving photoraphic film where it traces a curve. Galvanometers often are part of the recorder or camera.

terms/galvanometer.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/22 08:41 by 127.0.0.1