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Part of spectroscope

1850-1924

Hartridge reversion spectroscope with accessories in mahogany box

Spectroscope by Newton & Son

1871-1900

Brass tube with adjustable aperture at one end

1850-1924

Hilger wavelength spectroscope, with camera, London, England, 1919

1919

Projection Spectroscope and Spectrograph

Spectroscope Mounted on Wooden Shaft

Hartridge reversion spectroscope with catalogue literature

Hand spectroscope by Morris Laboratory Instruments

1967-1973

Reading Diffraction Spectroscope by R. & J. Beck Ltd

1960-1969

Spectroscope by Hartridge

Electrum spectroscope

Parts of spectroscope used by Sir William Crookes

Spectroscope, simple small brass, in case. No.7448

1900-1980

Automatic solar spectroscope with case by John Browning late

1875-1885

John Browning’s, 1875 'Popular' single prism student spectroscope, with case

1875

Spectroscope on stand by Hilger no 10.301/20207

1920

Beck spectroscope, late 19th century

1871-1900

Spectroscope of type used by Kirchhoff & Bunsen

1880

Pocket brass spectroscope by W. Watson & Sons Ltd.

1908-1928

brass spectroscope

CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments, model. Developed by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK, 1984

CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments

1984

Photograph (8 3/4"x6 1/2") of 9 instruments:- Optical bench, three microscopes, dialytic telescope, lens prism, projection prism and two spectroscopes. 1876 loan collection cat.p. 1080 no.14

Photograph (8 3/4"x6 1/2") of 9 instruments:- Optical bench

Spectroscope on stand, signed "Spencer Browning & Co, London", presented to W. Johnston by student of the Newcastle on Tyne Mechanics Institute, 1863

Spectroscope on stand

1863

Spectroscope, single prism, with graduated circles on iron tripod stand, brass cap for prism, two tubes, additional eyepiece and microscope for reading small divisions, height 14in., tubes 12in., prism 2 1/4in., side 1 1/2ins. high

Spectroscope, single prism

Spectroscope on brass stand with iron base, made 1850-1924 (Wellcome No. B1471)

Spectroscope on brass stand with iron base

1850-1924

Hartridge spectroscope by R. and J. Beck, c. 1900

Hartridge spectroscope with lamp

1900

Vertical spectroscope with two bunsen burners, specimen stand and case, by J. Duboscq, Paris, c.1870.

Vertical spectroscope with two bunsen burners

1865-1875

four-prism spectroscope (only two prisms present), by J. Duboscq of Paris, France, c. 1870. It was used by the third Marquis of Salisbury, British Prime Minister four times between 1885 and 1902, an enthusiastic amateur scientist.

Four-prism spectroscope

1865-1875

Hematospectroscope; Hemocque's form; by Ed Lutz, Paris

Hematospectroscope; Hemocque's form; by Ed Lutz

two-prism spectroscope, with accessories, in case (damaged), made by Browning, London, c.1890.

Two-prism spectroscope

1885-1895

Automatic spectroscope by G. and S. Merz (unsigned). Two micrometer slits in a mahogany box, drum of each divided into 100 parts. a) Sorby eyepiece in box by "A Hilger London", with position micrometer; 1 small screw missing, in mahogany box. Spectroscope is heavily constructed, height about 16", diam. of plate 12 1/2", 6 prisms, 3 eyepieces with washleather cover at eye end

Automatic spectroscope by G. and S. Merz (unsigned)

Flight cover for CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments, model. Developed by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK, 1984

Flight cover for CHASE

1984

Bag of screws for CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments, model. Developed by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK, 1984

Bag of screws for CHASE

1984

Spectroscope made by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., New York, c.1920

Spectroscope made by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.

circa 1920

Spectroscope and accessories in large fitted box, no makers name

Spectroscope and accessories in large fitted box

CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments, model. Developed by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK, 1984

CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments

1984

Binocular spectroscope apparatus by Spencer and Son, Dublin, 1874. Two parallel spectroscopes each with a prism in wooden mount), in a wooden case. The spectroscope was taken by the Transit of Venus Expedition to the Cape of Good Hope in 1874-75. It is probably unique.

Binocular spectroscope apparatus with case

1874

spectroscope stand and calcite crystal, said to have belonged to William Lawrence Bragg.

spectroscope stand and calcite crystal

Metal cylinder with adjustable aperture at one end, part of spectroscope, made 1850-1924 (Wellcome No. B1066)

Metal cylinder with adjustable aperture at one end

1850-1924

Hilger wavelength spectrometer, with camera, by Adam Hilger Limited, London, 1918-1920

Hilger wavelength spectroscope, with camera

1919

Additional parts associated with Hilger wavelength spectrometer, by Adam Hilger Limited, London, 1918-1920

Additional parts associated with Hilger wavelength spectrometer

1919

Spectroscope on stand signed "Steinheil in Munchen", telescope is numbered 1402 and collimator is 1319. Prism and mounting are missing

Spectroscope on stand signed "Steinheil in Munchen"

Spectroscope by Franz Schmidt & Haensch, Berlin

Spectroscope by Franz Schmidt & Haensch

Professor Hamilton Hartridge's spectroscope

Professor Hamilton Hartridge's spectroscope

1 P & L goniometer eyepiece, 1 P & L Filar micrometer eyepiece, 1 P & L coverglass micrometer, 1 P & L substage condenser, 1 P & L Nicol prism, 1 Zeiss Browning eyepiece spectroscope, 1 set Leitz objective changers

Microscope accessories by Zeiss, Powell & Lealand, and Leitz

Radiation shield for CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments, model. Developed by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK, 1984

Radiation shield for CHASE

1984

Flight cover for CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments, model. Developed by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK, 1984

Flight cover for CHASE

1984

Trolley for CHASE (Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment) for 1985 Spacelab 2 experiments, model. Developed by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK, 1984

Trolley for CHASE

1984

Spectroscope for rapid spectro-chemical analysis of metals by R. Fuess, Berlin, Germany, c. 1956

Spectroscope for rapid spectro-chemical analysis of metals by R. Fuess

1956