Accession No

2992

Brief Description

spectrometer, by Adam Hilger, English, 1900 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Adam Hilger

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, iron, alloy); glass

Dimensions

length 500mm; breadth 230mm; height 305mm

Special Collection

Cavendish collection

Provenance

On loan from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, since 12/1983.

Inscription

‘A. HILGER
LONDON’

Description Notes

Table spectroscope in brass and iron; push fit slit mount; metal alloy jaws screw adjustment to the slit width; collimator pivots about the centre; clamp and slow motion screws; formally with rack and pinion focus; circular stage; rim divided 0-360˚ to 30’; vernier for prism table and collimator to 1’; prism table; telescope pivots about centre, clamp, draw tube screw fit eyepiece; pillar and tripod stand with reinforcing supports to collimator.

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