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Mounted prism
The wooden base holds two supports between which an equilateral glass prism is hinged by means of a brass ring nut. The prism can be fixed in the desired position with a pair of threaded knobs. Isaac Newton used instruments of this type for his famous experiments on the separation of white light into [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Optics
- optics
Type of item
- Prism
- optical instruments
Providing institution
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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:406025
Extent
- 332x124x210 mm, prism side 30 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/IsaacNewton.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy