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Direct-Vision Spectroscope, by Beck, Mid 20th Century

Inventory Number 25321


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.25321

Item type
Object
Makers
Beck
Object type
Spectroscope
Dimensions
Height: 207mm Width: 48mm Depth: 27mm Weight: 270g
Inventory No
25321
Accession Number
1996-12

Description

Steel direct-vision spectroscope painted grey with a lens with 6 times magnification at one end and Steel plates at the other that can be opened slightly to allow a very small aperture. There is a dial on the body tube with graduated  numbered notches ranging from 0 to 99.