Early polariscope to show the rings in axis-cut crystals, with case and instructions

Made:: 1825-1835 in London

maker:: William Cary

Early polariscope to show the rings in axis-cut crystals, by William Cary, London, in red leather case, with book of instructions, c.1830.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1918-115

Measurements:: overall: x x , , .09kg

type:: polariscope

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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Polariscope to show rings in axis-cut crystals

Early polariscope to show the rings in axis-cut crystals, by William Cary, London, c.1830.

Measurements:: overall: 20 mm x x , 49 mm,

Materials:: metal , copper (alloy) , brass , calcite and Iceland spar

Object Number:: 1918-115/1

type:: polariscopes

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Leather case for polariscope

Red leather case for early polariscope to show the rings in axis-cut crystals, by William Cary, London, c.1830.

Measurements:: overall: 30 mm x x , 60 mm,

Materials:: leather , textile , silk and cardboard

Object Number:: 1918-115/2

type:: instrument cases

Book of instructions for polariscope

Book of instructions for early polariscope to show the rings in axis-cut crystals, by William Cary, London, c.1830 and William Phillips, printer, George-yard, Lombard-street.