Three tins made into simple diffraction cameras by Kathleen Lonsdale at the Royal Institution

Three tins made into simple diffraction cameras by Kathleen Lonsdale at the Royal Institution, 1934-39. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1993-421/8
type:
cameras
credit:
Gift of University College London, in memory of Dame Kathleen Lonsdale

Parts

Flat tin modified into diffraction camera by Kathleen Lonsdale

Flat tin modified into diffraction camera by Kathleen Lonsdale

Flat tin bearing words "with vitamins added" etc., one of three tins made into simple diffraction cameras by Kathleen Lonsdale at the Royal Institution, 1934-39. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/8/1
type:
camera
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tin Can Prototype X-Ray diffraction camera

Tin Can Prototype X-Ray diffraction camera

Tin embossed J. L. Bragg Ltd on lid, made into simple diffraction cameras by Kathleen Lonsdale at the Royal Institution, 1934-39.

Measurements:
overall: 111 mm 104 mm, .15kg
Materials:
tin plated steel and copper (metal)
Object Number:
1993-421/8/2
type:
x-ray diffraction camera
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Coffee tin diffraction camera made by Kathleen Lonsdale

Coffee tin diffraction camera made by Kathleen Lonsdale

X-ray diffraction camera made from a coffee tin, containing equipment for mounting crystals. One of three tins made into simple diffraction cameras by Kathleen Lonsdale at the Royal Institution, 1934-39. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Object Number:
1993-421/8/3
type:
cameras