Prism
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OBJECTIVE
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0791.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 1240-21796-2659
- LOCATION
- United Kingdom
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 &.3 Quartz/.2 &.4 metal can with paper padding, paper label (.3)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 7.7 cm
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- 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
- Unknown
- Country
- United Kingdom
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Probably manufactured and used at the Dominion Observatory. - Function
-
Used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors. Prisms can also be used to reflect light, or to split light into components with different polarizations. - Technical
-
Made for a specific use. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .2 handwritten blue "1 in no/ 1240-21796-2659 (1); stamped black lettering reading "CERTIFIED SERVICABLE" & "MAY 16 1956 INSPECTOR [ILLEGIBLE]"/.2 &.4 red "T" on lid.
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- .1 &.3 Colourless & transparent/.2 &.4 metallic, white padding
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Prism, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1974.0791, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1974.0791.001/
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