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Description: | Hunterian Museum G.1986.139(2) (catalogue number typed on a self adhesive label, removed). MANU unsigned circa 1900 DES after MALUS,Etienne,Louis. 1808 Paris, France. DES after BREWSTER,David,Sir. 1812 Jedburgh, Scotland DES after NICOL,William. 1838 Edinburgh, Scotland This is a polariscope or more properly a polarimeter, an instrument for measuring the angle of polarization of a substance or the proportion of polarized light in a partially polarized light source. It was probably used to examine for anomalies in the eye. When the Vernier box is removed it could be used as a direct viewing instrunment in conjunction with a reading telescope GLAHM 129197. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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