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Mounted glass cone
Glass cone mounted in a large wooden ring. The ring is hinged on a brass fork fixed to a turned wooden base. Directing a beam of light on the vertex of the cone produces a round light spectrum, simulating a rainbow.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Optics
- optics
Type of item
- Scientific glass
- scientific instruments
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- second half 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1751
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:406047
Extent
- cone diameter 66 mm, height 400 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Spectrum.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy