Glass Prism. Pack of 12

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This prism is made using optical glass and will demonstrate that light is made up of many colours.

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Description

This Glass Prism is made using optical glass and will demonstrate that white light is made up of the colours of the rainbow. This is known as a spectrum. Sir Isaac Newton in the 17th century was the first to prove that white light was in fact made up of different colours. He used a glass prism in his experiments.

Supplied in packs of 12.
Size: 50mm long. Each face 28mm. Corners are ground for safety.

Below is a photograph taken of the spectrum generated by our prism.
prism photo

Additional information

Weight 0.75 kg
Dimensions 40 × 120 × 190 m