Demonstrator, optics

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OBJECT TYPE: NEWTON'S RINGS
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0237.001

MANUFACTURER: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
MODEL: NEWTON'S RINGS
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC, WOOD, PAPER AND FABRIC COMPOSITION.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.4 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Height: 1.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bausch Lomb
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C EARLY 1940S+
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHYSICS LABORATORY AND CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION APPARATUS FROM MCMASTER UNIVERSITY. FOUNDED IN 1887, MCMASTER WAS ORIGINALLY A BAPTIST INSTITUTION, AND WAS LOCATED IN TORONTO. IN 1930 THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS STUDENTPOPULATION OF 500 WAS MOVED TO HAMILTON, ONT. (REF. 1)
Function: TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECT OF SURFACE DEFORMATION BY PRESSURE.
Technical: SMALL, EFFICIENT AND INEXPENSIVE DEVICE USED TO DEMONSTRATE THE PRINCIPLES OF NEWTON'S RINGS. A CONVEX SURFACE OF APPROX. 4.240 METERS RADIUS OPPOSES A CONCAVE SURFACE OF APPROX. 8.480 METERS RADIUS. SURFACES ARE PROTECTED FROM DUST BY MOUNTING IN A ZYLONITE RING. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: NONE. From CA of 11/29/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: CLEAR SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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