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VI.34 Plate with slits
Maker: unknown
Date:second half 18th cent.
Materials:brass, wood
Dimensions:138x138 mm
Current inventory:2570
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The wooden frame holds a brass plate in which a series of parallel zigzag slits have been cut. The device was probably used to demonstrate the diffraction effects of light rays.

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