photographic diffraction grating (3001 lines to the inch)

Made:: 1888

maker:: John William Strutt

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photographic diffraction grating (3001 lines to the inch)
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photographic diffraction grating (3001 lines to the inch), made by Lord Rayleigh, 1888. mounted in wooden block with incomplete case

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1918-108

Materials:: glass, wood and metal

Measurements:: grating in case: 26 mm x 95 mm x 95 mm, , .09kg
glass plate: 47 mm x 46 mm x , ,

type:: diffraction grating - transmission

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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photographic diffraction grating (3001 lines to the inch)

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