Replica plane diffraction grating, area 23 x 23 mm

Made:: 1900-1949 (estimated)

designer:: Thomas Thorp

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Replica plane diffraction grating, area 23 x 23 mm, mounted on glass plate with label reading 'Thorp's Transparent Replica of Rowland / Metal Diffraction Grating / 14527 lines to the inch, in leathercloth-covered velvet-lined case.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 2000-1455

Materials:: brass, glass, leathercloth, velvet and wood

Measurements:: glass plate: 5.5 x 51 x 38 mm
case, overall: 21 x 57 x 52 mm

type:: diffraction grating - transmission

taxonomy:

furnishing and equipment
tools & equipment
optical instrument
optical instrument component
diffraction grating

credit:: Imperial College of Science,Technology & Medicine (Spectroscopy Group)

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