Professor Michelson's Refractometer with outer case

Photographer

Clark University

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Description

In 1893, Clark University exhibited materials from the University at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. It is not known which photographs of this series were actually included in the exhibit. This photo shows Professor Albert A. Michelson's refractometer. Michelson would become the first American physicist to win the Nobel Prize.

Date

circa 1892-1893

Type

image

Genre

photograph

Format

jpg

Keywords

Columbian Exposition, Clark University, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago World’s Fair, exhibitions

Recommended Citation

Clark University, "Professor Michelson's Refractometer with outer case" (2024). Photographs. 160.
https://commons.clarku.edu/colexpophotos/160

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