Two large 60 º glass prisms

Made:
1940-1950 in London
maker:
Adam Hilger Limited

Two large 60 º glass prisms made by Adam Hilger Limited for the three prism Oxford Solar Spectroscope. These were replacements for the original prisms supplied in 1938 but apparently were never used as the instrument was replaced by a spectrograph using a grating.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
2001-696
Materials:
glass, paper and complete
Measurements:
overall (estimate): 200 x 170 x 200 mm
type:
prism - optical and spectroscope - solar
credit:
University of Oxford (Dept of Physics)