Polariscope
notes: label: Description
content: This Norremberg polariscope has a circular brass base with a circular mirror in the center. The two vertical brass rods hold an unsilvered glass mirror in a metal frame (6 inches x 3 inches), and two circular rings graduated in degrees. The center ring supports a rotating ring. The upper ring holds a stack of glass plates in a metal frame that serves as the analyzer.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bucknell University
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.318427
label: accession number
content: 235481
label: catalog number
content: 318427
objectType: label: Object Name
content: polariscope
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in; 40.64 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; polariscope: 15 in x 5 1/8 in; 38.1 cm x 13.0175 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; mirror component, each: 3 1/2 in x 2 15/16 in; 8.89 cm x 7.46125 cm