Spectroscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RAIN BAND/DIRECT VISION/MINIATURE
- DATE
- 1880–1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0431.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Browning, John
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS; LEATHER; CARDSTOCK; GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.0 cm
- Width
- 2.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Light & electromagnetic radiation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Browning
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1880-1920
- Canada
-
NONE ALTHOUGH SIMILAR DEVICES MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO FORECAST RAIN AND WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND IN SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LABS - Function
-
USED IN THE DEMONSTRATION OF SPECTRAL LINES AND THE DETECTION OF WATER BANDS IN CLOUDS - Technical
-
SMALL, CHEAP DEVICE FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ENGRAVED ON TUBE: 'John Browning [IN CURSIVE]/ London'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- POLISHED & VARNISHED BRASS; MAROON-COLOURED CASE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Browning, John, Spectroscope, between 1880–1910, Artifact no. 1991.0431, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0431.001/
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