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Student Table Spectrometer, by John Browning, London, Probably Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 11177


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11177

Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford, in 2008.
Primary inscriptions
"JOHN BROWNING / LONDON" "Bot: Lab: OX:"
Physical material
Wood
Brass
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 300mm Width: 520mm Depth: 420mm Weight: 5kg
Inventory No
11177
Accession Number
2008-5/4

Description

Student Table Spectrometer, by John Browning. Two brass eye pieces mounted onto rotating disc at the top of body with three feet fitted to a wooden base. Two fabric lined holes to base. Part of a group of plant physiology instruments used in the Oxford Department of Plant Sciences (formerly the School of Botany).