Polarization demonstration material associated with Silvanus P. Thompson

Polarization demonstration material associated with Silvanus P. Thompson

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Polarization demonstration material associated with Silvanus P. Thompson, in cardboard box with handwritten label (9 items)

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1986-1681

type:: polarization demonstration material

credit:: Podmore, N.

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Parts

Unannealed glass oval in wood mount (engraved FTC and marked "purchased 1888 from Rev. P. Sleeman")

Unannealed glass oval in wood mount (engraved FTC and marked "purchased 1888 from Rev. P. Sleeman")

Unannealed glass oval in wood mount (engraved FTC and marked "purchased 1888 from Rev. P. Sleeman")

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt1

type:: unannealed glass

Rotation register in wood mount

Rotation register in wood mount

Rotation register in wood mount (24 radial mica films)

Materials:: wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt2

type:: register

Right-polarized quartz in wood mount

Right-polarized quartz in wood mount

Right-polarized quartz in wood mount (second quartz wedge missing)

Materials:: quartz and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt3

type:: quartz

Biquartz in wood mount

Biquartz in wood mount

Biquartz in wood mount

Materials:: biquartz and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt4

type:: biquartz

Amethyst section in wood mount

Amethyst section in wood mount

Amethyst section in wood mount

Materials:: amethyst and wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt5

type:: amethyst

Nicol prism in brass tube with extension

Nicol prism in brass tube with extension

Nicol prism in brass tube with extension, by C.D. Ahrens

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt6

type:: polarizer and nicol prism

Calcite prism in brass tube plus black paper diaphragm

Calcite prism in brass tube plus black paper diaphragm

Calcite prism in brass tube plus black paper diaphragm

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt7

type:: double image prism

Quartz prism with lens in brass tube with brass diaphragm

Quartz prism with lens in brass tube with brass diaphragm

Quartz prism with lens in brass tube with brass diaphragm

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt8

type:: prism - optical

Reflection analyzer on wooden stick

Reflection analyzer on wooden stick

Reflection analyzer on wooden stick

Materials:: wood (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1986-1681 Pt9

type:: analyzer