Foucault prism (one half of complete polarizing prism)

Made:: 1876 in Paris

maker:: Lutz, Edouard

Foucault prism (one half of complete polarizing prism), by Lutz

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Foucault prism (one half of complete polarizing prism), by Lutz, Paris, c.1876

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1876-334

type:: polarizer

credit:: Lutz, Edouard

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