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Solar Prism
1928
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
Reflecting prism for use with a spectroheliograph in making observations of solar spectra.
The astronomer John Evershed FRS (1864-1956) commissioned this glass with the aid of Royal Society grants for the purpose of solar observation at his private observatory in Ewhurst, Surrey. The prism was then transferred for use at the Royal Greenwich Observatory at Herstmonceaux Castle in 1953, before being returned to the Royal Society.
Details
- Title: Solar Prism
- Date Created: 1928
- Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
- Scientist: Unknown
- Field: Astronomy
- Catalogue Reference: MO/20
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