Automatic solar spectroscope with case by John Browning late

Made:: 1875-1885 in London

maker:: John Browning

Automatic solar spectroscope with case by John Browning late

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Automatic solar spectroscope with case by John Browning late, London, c.1880 (B769). Six prism with reflex action giving dispersion equal to 12 prisms.

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Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1983-139

type:: spectroscope and prism -optical

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Automatic solar spectroscope by John Browning

Automatic solar spectroscope by John Browning, 63 Strand, London, c. 1880 (B769). Six prism with reflex action giving dispersion equal to 12 prisms.

Measurements:: overall: 70 mm x 280 mm x 240 mm, , .975kg

Materials:: metal (unknown) , copper (alloy) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , silver plated , tin (metal) and lead alloy

Object Number:: 1983-139 Pt1

type:: instrument component , spectroscope and prism

Eyepieces for solar spectroscope, cased

Box and four eyepieces for automatic solar spectroscope with case by John Browning late, London, c.1880 (B769). Six prism with reflex action giving dispersion equal to 12 prisms.