Apparatus to show Newton's Rings

Name/Title

Apparatus to show Newton's Rings

Entry/Object ID

2013.4.36

Description

- The smaller case contains 12 slides with 4 circular glass areas, each measures 3.5" in length. Only one of the slides is labelled and it reads "Mulberry". - The larger upright case contains 6 slides with 1 circular glass area, each measures 4" in length. Several of these are labelled: Calci Spar, Topaz, Quartz, Nitre, Borax, Arragonite. - The box with a lid contains 29 green glass slides that have French hand-writing on them, as well as 6 other slides. The lid of the box has a piece of paper in it which appears to contain a listing of the slides in French. In the bottom is a label which reads as follows: McALLISTER & CO. 48 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Have constantly for sale Cases of Mathematical Instruments For ----- wholesale Reatil Also dividers, -----, scales, parallel ----- Ivo----, -----, etc. seperate from -----.

Collection

Moosnick Museum - Scientific Apparatus