A spectral trail

Using a hand spectroscope

Peter Borrows takes us on another excursion into local chemistry

In his wonderful autobiography, Uncle Tungsten, Oliver Sachs tells us that '... a small spectroscope became my constant companion, my instant analyser of the world'. So, where do you get one and what will you see with it on your spectral trail?  

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