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XXV.— Experiments on the Ordinary Refraction of Iceland Spar

by Swan, William
Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1847)
“... in Iceland spar, a pencil of light transmitted through that substance is divided into two pencils; the index...”

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III. On the polarisation of light by reflection from the surface of a crystal of Iceland spar

Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (1886)
“... of double refracting substances, and showed that Malus’ statement with regard to Iceland spar was incorrect...”

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XVIII. On the multiplication of images, and the colours which accompany them in some specimens of calcareous spar. By David Brewster, LL. D. F. R. S. Lond. and Edin. In a letter addressed to the Right Hon...

Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1815)
“...Dear Sir, The multiplication of images exhibited in some specimens of Iceland spar, appears to have...”

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On some properties of light. By David Brewster, LL. D. F. R. S. Edin. In a letter to Sir Humphry Davy, F. R. S

Published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1832)
“... acquires by transmission through Iceland-spar, and upon the corresponding properties of reflected light...”

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On the action of crystallized surfaces upon light. By David Brewster, LL. D. F. R. S. Lond. and Edinb. In a letter addressed to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. G. C. B. P. R...

Published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1833)
“...It has been remarked by Malus, that the action which the first surface of Iceland spar exercises...”

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On the laws which regular the polarization of light by reflection from transparent bodies. By David Brewster, LL. D. F. R. S. Edin. and F. S. A. Edin. In a letter addressed to the...

Published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1833)
“... at a surface of Iceland spar, discovered that light thus separated has properties different from common...”

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XI. On the action of crystallized surfaces upon light. By David Brewster, LL. D. F. R. S. Lond, and Edin. In a letter addressed to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. G. C. B. P...

Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1819)
“... which the first surface of Iceland “ spar exercises upon light, is independent of the position of its...”

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X. An experimental determination of the values of the velocities of normal propagation of plane waves in different directions in a biaxal crystal, and a comparison of the results w...

Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1879)
“... by Hughens to the sheet of the wave surface within Iceland spar, does not seem to have been tested...”

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