what is the function of spectroscope
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A spectroscope is a device that measures the spectrum of light. Early versions had a slit, a prism, and a screen with markings to indicate various wavelengths or frequencies; later versions were calibrated to electronic detectors. Although the apparatus Isaac Newton used in his work on the spectrum of light can be considered a crude spectroscope, it is generally recognized that the spectroscope was invented by Gustav Kirchhoff and Robert Bunsen around 1860
It helps in recognising the colours of white light, especially sunlight into the colours it consists. The colours which we recognise are mostly violet, indigo blue, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. This colours are also called spectrum. It looks something like this from spectrometer. Look at the attachment.
