Rock Salt Prism
notes: label: Description
content: Rock salt prism, probably from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.327694
label: accession number
content: 268220
label: catalog number
content: 327694
objectType: label: Object Name
content: prism
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rock salt (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 8 in; 43.18 cm x 20.32 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; old jar: 17 in x 9 in; 43.18 cm x 22.86 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; new jar: 10 3/8 in x 10 in x 10 in; 26.3525 cm x 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm