[time-nuts] In the atomclock repairshop...
Magnus Danielson
magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org
Wed Apr 25 23:13:53 UTC 2012
On 04/26/2012 12:37 AM, Tom Harris wrote:
> The portrait of your good self on page 4 "A night seance in rubidium lamp
> light" is superb, I would guess that this is inspired by a LP sleeve.
Yes, indeed it is. Now, which LP sleeve is it? We have the age for it here.
> It looks like it was painted by Joseph Wright of Derby, who lived about 250
> years ago and who was the first painter to paint scientific subjects, and
> who was the master of lighting his subjects with a single candle.
Lovely description.
This time it was a single Maglite that Jörgen's wife held. Oh, and the
rubidium-lamp and stray light from my array of instruments of course. :)
We had fun taking those photos.
Cheers,
Magnus
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