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View full screenNicol prism made of Iceland spar, housed in cork frame for mounting in microscopes, by Watkins of London, early 19th century
T.1936.106
Watkins
England, Northern Europe
19th century
Eponym: Nicol
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Morrison-Low, A.D. & Christie, J.R.R. (eds.), Martyr of Science: Sir David Brewster 1781-1868. Edinburgh: 1984, pp 87-8
Groth, P., The Optical Properties of Crystals. New York: 1910. pp 74-80
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