double Amici prism train for spectroscope
Datecirca 1900
Inventory Number2007-1-0419
ClassificationPrism Train
Subject
Maker
English
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions2.2 × 7.8 × 2.5 cm (7/8 × 3 1/16 × 1 in.)
Material
DescriptionThree prisms are cemented together. The end prisms are crown glass and the center one, flint glass. The difference in glass is apparent in color. One end prism is truncated.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksThis prism train is similar to inv. 2007-1-0418, which is missing the third prism.
FunctionThis prism train is part of a direct-vision spectroscope.
Alvan Clark and Sons
Date: 1860-1870
Accessories: square wooden case with velvet cushioning
Object number: 1996-1-0029
Alvan Clark and Sons
Date: 1860-1870
Accessories: square wooden case with velvet cushioning
Object number: 1996-1-0029a
American
Date: circa 1914
Accessories: mounting plates and pads
Object number: 1998-1-1389
Jean Baptiste François Soleil
Date: 1840-1850
Object number: 1998-1-1238
American
Date: 1900-1930
Object number: 2007-1-0421
Louis Jules Duboscq
Date: 1850-1880
Object number: 1997-1-1571
Louis Jules Duboscq
Date: circa 1875
Object number: 1997-1-1559
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