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Metallurgy, Materials & Chemistry

Bhatnagar-Mathur magnetic interference balance

1928S. S. Bhatnagar & K. N. MathurMagnetochemistry researchPan-Indian / unspecified

1928

An instrument for measuring magnetic susceptibility, sold commercially by a British firm.

Dated
1928
As scholars put it
1928
Originator
S. S. Bhatnagar & K. N. Mathur
Source text
Magnetochemistry research
Region
Pan-Indian / unspecified
Discipline
Metallurgy, Materials & Chemistry
Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Verification
Reference-cited

Meanwhile in the West

Marketed by Adam Hilger Ltd, London.

Fair to say

A precision instrument rather than a basic discovery.

Path to modern innovation

Bhatnagar founded India's CSIR laboratories.

Transmission

Done in India.

References

  • 1Bhatnagar & Mathur (1928)

Further reading

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