Ladd's Polariscope on iron tripod

Made:
1872 in London
maker:
William Ladd

Ladd's Polariscope on iron tripod, with lens and quarter undulations plate, made by William Ladd, London, c.1872

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1872-25
Materials:
iron, metal, brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, selenite and cork
Measurements:
overall: 495 mm x 390 mm x 220 mm, , 4.39kg
type:
polariscope
credit:
Ladd, W.

Parts

Ladd's Polariscope, with lens and quarter undulations plate, 1870

Ladd's Polariscope, with lens and quarter undulations plate, 1870

Ladd's Polariscope on iron tripod, with lens and quarter undulations plate, made by William Ladd, London, 1870, two additional eyepieces.

Measurements:
overall: 485 mm x 385 mm x 230 mm, 4.39 kg
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , metal (ferrous) and glass
Object Number:
1872-25 Pt1
type:
polariscope
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
2 eyepieces for Ladd's Polariscope

2 eyepieces for Ladd's Polariscope

2 eyepieces for Ladd's Polariscope

Object Number:
1872-25 Pt2
type:
lens - component and polariscope