Glass cone
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Section of Room IX
Setting:
Room IX
Maker:
unknown
Date:
second half 18th cent.
Materials:
glass
Dimensions:
base diameter 73 mm, height 65 mm
Inventory:
2617
This glass cone, whose mount is missing, was probably used for experiments on refraction.
Context
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Collecting tradition of the House of Lorraine
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Historical outline of optics
In depth
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Refraction