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Student’s Oil Lamp

This lamp was used by Prof George L. Pierce while studying at Oberlin and given to the museum by Wayne and Clara Denny. Grinnell students used oil or gas lamps until the mid 1890’s.

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Surveyor's Tape and 12 Pins

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Three-sided bottle with circular optical quality sides

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Three-sided bottle with rectangular optical quality sides

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Spectrometer

Manufactured by Societe Genevoise Purchased from James W. Queen & Co.

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Homemade Geiger counter

Grinnell's first Geiger counter which unfortunately is broken.

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Discharge Tube and Wooden Base

Similar to a Crooke's discharge tube.

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60-60-60 Prism with faceted ends

Has been at Grinell College since at least 1928.

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Heliograph

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Tailpiece of Alvan Clark Telescope

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Objective of Alvan Clark Telescope

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Double Prism Demonstrator on Stand

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Vacuum Tube

Created by Grinnell Students in 1922.

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Small Magnetic Dip Needle

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Telegraph Key on Wooden Base

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Compass Needle on Stand

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Large Boxed Magnets

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Small Boxed Magnets

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Hollow Coil with Orange Covering

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Electric Motor with Wound Armature

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Crooke’s Tube and Base

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Telegraph Recorder

This telegraph recorder used tape to record dots and dashes. It is missing its stylus.

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Electrostatic Planetary System and Electric Whirl

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Leyden Jar