Oscillating Prism
notes: label: Description
content: An oscillating prism was used to show that white light was composed of several colors.
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.334762
label: catalog number
content: 334762
label: accession number
content: 312091
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Prism, Oscillating
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.3 cm x 21 cm x 15.7 cm; 10 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 3/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 5/8 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 in; 26.9875 cm x 20.955 cm x 15.24 cm