Four glass prisms

Category:

Optics

Collection:

Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:

1997-1942

Materials:

glass, paint and adhesive

Measurements:

truncated prism sitting on longest edge: 26 mm x 73 mm x 28 mm,
right-angled prism sitting on longest edge: 28 mm x 55 mm x 41 mm,
rectangular right-angled triangular prism sitting on longest edge: 23 mm x 95 mm x 48 mm,
all three prisms total weight: 0.405kg

type:

prism - optical demonstration

credit:

Wellcome Trustees