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Rochon Double-Image Prism, English, Mid-19th Century

Inventory Number 30864


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.30864

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Primary inscriptions
None
Physical material
Spar
cork
and metal
Object type
Prism
Dimensions
Diameter: 36mm
Inventory No
30864
Accession Number
1964-290

Description

Device consists of two prisms each held in a cork stopper. Cork stoppers sit inside copper alloy mounts with a threaded end. Both mounts push into either side of a central body tube.