Prism, multiple element

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OBJECT TYPE: DEMONSTRATION/STACKED
DATE: 1870–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0269.001

MANUFACTURER: Laurent, Leon
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS PRISM CELLS;METAL (BRASS ?) SUPPORTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 5.5 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: Laurent
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THESE PRISMS PROBABLY USED C. 1870S-1880S +
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 STUDENT POPULATION OF 500 WAS MOVED TO HAMILTON, ONT. ( REF. 1)
Function: USED TO DEMONSTRATE SELECTED PROPERTIES OF LIGHT, IN A CLASSROOM OR LABORATORY SETTING.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF STACKED OR MULTI-CELLED PRISMS, MFD BY LEON LAURENT OF PARIS (FL. 1872- 1912).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 no markings/.2-.3 " LAURENT/ RUE DE L'ODEON/ PARIS " incised in metal support.
Missing: .3 BADLY DAMAGED- MOST OF PRISM IS MISSING. From CA of 12/03/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - .003 badly damaged - missing most of prism
Finish: BRIGHT LACQUER FINISH ON SUPPORTS.
Decoration: N/A

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Laurent, Leon, Prism, multiple element, circa 1870–1880, Artifact no. 1998.0269, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0269.001/

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