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Polarimeter or large half-light polarimeter

Jules Duboscq1849/1883

École Polytechnique

École Polytechnique
Palaiseau, France

A polarimeter is a laboratory instrument used to determine the angle of optical activity of polarized light passing through a sample of liquid or solid. The polarimeter kept at Polytechnique is complete with the head and the element allowing to obtain a bright light (gas arrival). It is a large half-light polarimeter with which a saccharimeter is associated

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  • Title: Polarimeter or large half-light polarimeter
  • Creator: Jules Duboscq
  • Date Created: 1849/1883
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 60 x l. 74 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Science, Technology, Physique
  • Type: Artefact
  • Rights: École polytechnique, Jean-Luc Deniel
École Polytechnique

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