Prism

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1980–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0266.007

MANUFACTURER: Ealing Scientific
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 7.0 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: Ealing
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1980'S
Canada: MADE AND USED IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO HOLD VARIOUS OPTICAL COMPONENTS ON MOVABLE CARRIERS IN ORDER TO PERFORM LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS & GIVE LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS. THE BENCH TOP IS CAREFULLY MACHINED TO HIGH TOLERANCES. THE CARRIERS HAVE A LOCK & PINION GEAR TO MESH WITH THE NYLON RACK ON THE BENCH TOP.
Technical: VERY COMMONLY USED OPTICAL BENCH FOR INSTRUCTIONAL & RESEARCH LABS. SOME OF PURPOSES USED: PHOTOMETRY; COLOUR DEMONSTRATIONS; MAKING HOLOGRAMS WITHLASERS; MEASUREMENTS WITH DIFFRACTION SLITS; PRECISIION MEASUREMENTS OF BENDING OF BEAMS UNDER LOAD; POLARIZATION EXPERIMENTS; & VARIOUS PROJECTION DEMONSTRATIONS (REF.2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENVELOPE: 'EDMUND SCIENTIFIC CO./ BARRINGTON, NEW JERSEY/ STOCK NO 810/ RIGHT ANGLE PRISM/ SIZE 69 X 49 X 54MM'
Missing: From CA of 01/23/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete; reg gel found in envelope along with .010-11.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Ealing Scientific, Prism, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1993.0266, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1993.0266.007/

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