Crookes Type Patent Spectroscope, 1861-1871

Made:: 1861-1871 in London

inventor:: William Crookes

maker:: Spencer, Browning & Co.

Hand-held single prism spectroscope, Crookes type patent

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Hand-held single prism spectroscope, Crookes type patent, by Spencer Browning & Co., London, 1861-1871.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1915-393

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass

Measurements:: overall: 80 mm x 225 mm x 28 mm, .21kg

type:: spectroscope - direct vision

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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Crookes Type Patent Spectroscope, 1861-1871

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