Rheoscope
Encyclopedia
A rheoscope is an instrument for detecting and/or measuring currents, e.g. fluid currents
or electric current
s.
The word rheoscope as a detector of electrical currents was coined by Sir Charles Wheatstone
about 1840 but is no longer used to describe electrical instruments.
Fluid dynamics
In physics, fluid dynamics is a sub-discipline of fluid mechanics that deals with fluid flow—the natural science of fluids in motion. It has several subdisciplines itself, including aerodynamics and hydrodynamics...
or electric current
Electric current
Electric current is a flow of electric charge through a medium.This charge is typically carried by moving electrons in a conductor such as wire...
s.
The word rheoscope as a detector of electrical currents was coined by Sir Charles Wheatstone
Charles Wheatstone
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS , was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope , and the Playfair cipher...
about 1840 but is no longer used to describe electrical instruments.