Iceland spar
- maker:
- Léon Laurent
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Iceland spar, cut in three directions - perpendicular, parallel, and oblique to the axis, by L. Laurent, Paris, France, 1876. Greatest measurement 2 1/2-inches. Inside glass dome fixed to wooden base. (Displayed with original label.)
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1876-341
- Materials:
- Iceland spar, metal (unknown), copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, wood (unidentified), wood (paint), wood (varnish), cotton (textile), velvet and cotton tape
- Measurements:
-
overall: 320 mm x x , 370 mm, 3.85kg
prism: 65 mm x 70 mm x 75 mm, ,
- type:
- iceland spar and polarizer
- credit:
- Laurent, L�on
