The original quartz spectrograph (no.1) of 1878

Made:
1878

The original quartz spectrograph (no.1) of 1878, with which Sir W. N. Hartley commenced his researches on the ultraviolet absorption spectra of organic compounds in relation to their constitution.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1914-323
type:
ultraviolet spectrograph
credit:
Hartley, Sir Walter Noel

Parts

Slit

Slit

Slit

Measurements:
overall: 270 mm x 180 mm x 60 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt1
type:
slit
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Graduated collimator

Graduated collimator

Graduated collimator

Object Number:
1914-323 Pt2
type:
graduated collimator
Graduated collimator

Graduated collimator

Graduated collimator mounted on massive iron table

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 65 mm x 570 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt2/1
type:
graduated collimator
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1914-323 Pt2
Tube for graduated collimator

Tube for graduated collimator

Tube for graduated collimator

Measurements:
overall: 280 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt2/2
type:
graduated collimator
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1914-323 Pt2

Camera from the original quartz spectrograph

Camera from the original quartz spectrograph

Measurements:
overall: 160 mm x 390 mm x 250 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt3
type:
cameras
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Dark slide

Dark slide

Dark slide

Measurements:
overall: 270 mm x 430 mm x 70 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt4
type:
plate holder
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Rack and pinion for photographing several spectra on same plate

Rack and pinion for photographing several spectra on same plate

Rack and pinion for photographing several spectra on same plate

Measurements:
overall: 330 mm x 540 mm x 250 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt5
type:
rack - supporting device
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Prism stand with lens fittings

Prism stand with lens fittings

Prism stand with lens fittings

Measurements:
overall: 170 mm x 80 mm x 130 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt6
type:
stand
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Massive iron table (iron leg broken)

Massive iron table (iron leg broken)

Massive iron table (iron leg broken)

Measurements:
overall: 290 mm x 590 mm x 590 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt7
type:
table - support furniture
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pair of quartz lenses of right and left handed rotation

Pair of quartz lenses of right and left handed rotation

Pair of quartz lenses of right and left handed rotation

Object Number:
1914-323 Pt8
type:
lenses
Original leather bellows from original quartz spectrograph

Original leather bellows from original quartz spectrograph

Original leather bellows from original quartz spectrograph

Measurements:
overall: 95 mm x 480 mm x 160 mm,
Object Number:
1914-323 Pt9
type:
bellows
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum