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Rh mirror which is cemented on to the magnet needle. Such instruments are, therefore, called "mirror galvanometers." The light from a lamp is focussed on to the mirror and is from

there reflected to a semi-transparent scale. On sending a current through the coil the spot of light on the scale is deflected and the amount of its displacement is proportional to the current. By sending a known current