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Crookes radiometer [′kru̇ks ‚rād·ē′äm·əd·ər]

(physics)

A radiometer used to demonstrate that radiant energy from the sun can produce motion; a miniature four-vane windmill is mounted in a glass-envelope vacuum tube, with each vane polished on one side and black on the other.

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Crookes radiometer (redirected from Light mill)

Crookes radiometer
(redirected from Light mill)