Demonstrates the nature and principles of the spectrograph by natural photography and by animated diagram. Illustrates the use of the spectrograph in qualitative and quantitative detection of impurities; in biological research in criminology; and in astronomy.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322827
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio waves
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Radio waves
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → X-rays
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Photography - Scientific applications
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radio waves
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)