Prisms

Left to right:

Pyramidal Prism
This glass prism is in the shape of a square-based pyramid. Its design produces four spectra. It was purchased and used for optic research.

Conical Prism
This prism in a cone shape produces a circular spectrum.

Polyprism
This prism is made of ten different kinds of glass glued together. Each kind of glass scatters light in a different way which produces spectra of different sizes.

 

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