Abbe diffraction apparatus

Description

An Abbe diffraction apparatus in fitted case, by Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, West Germany, c. 1965

Museum reference

T.2006.196

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Abbe diffraction apparatus

Production information

Carl Zeiss AG, Manufacturer
Oberkochen, Germany, Western Europe

Date

c. 1965

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Wood, Synthetic fabric

Associations

Abbe, Ernst Karl, 1840 - 1905

References

http://www.zeiss.de. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/abbe.html

Gundlach, Heinz. 'From the History of Microscopy: Abbe's Diffraction Trials.' Innovation: The Magazine from Carl Zeiss 15 (2005), p. 18 - 23

Hselmann, H. 'Teaching Microscopy: Part 2. Didactic Methods in Teaching Microscopy.' RMS Proceedings, 2, 1967, p. 344 - 355

Object file contains a CD with a PowerPoint talk by Peter Evennett on diffraction and the microscope