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John A. Brashear

American instrument maker. He produced excellent telescopes(many still in use today) for both researchers and amateurs;

1.875 x 2.25 inch rock salt prism in sealed tube

1.875 x 2.25 inch rock salt prism in sealed tube

John A. Brashear
1916
1 equilateral prism

1 equilateral prism

John A. Brashear
circa 1890
3.25 x 3.5 inch, half-prism

3.25 x 3.5 inch, half-prism

Alvan Clark and Sons
1875-1900
4 equilateral prisms

4 equilateral prisms

John A. Brashear
circa 1890
collimating telescope for spectroscope

collimating telescope for spectroscope

John A. Brashear
1880-1900
concave diffraction grating

concave diffraction grating

American
1903
flat diffraction grating

flat diffraction grating

Henry A. Rowland
1887
Rowland concave diffraction grating

Rowland concave diffraction grating

Henry A. Rowland
1894
Rowland concave diffraction grating

Rowland concave diffraction grating

American
1903
Rowland concave diffraction grating in stand

Rowland concave diffraction grating in stand

Henry A. Rowland
1897
Rowland diffraction grating

Rowland diffraction grating

Henry A. Rowland
1890-1901
Rowland reflection diffraction grating

Rowland reflection diffraction grating

Henry A. Rowland
circa 1887
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