Accession No

3449

Brief Description

polariscope, by Laurent, French, 4/4 19th Century

Origin

France; Paris; Rue de l’Odion

Maker

Laurent

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal; brass; iron; glass; painted metal

Dimensions

length 870mm; min. height 500mm; breadth 310mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Department of Physics, King’s College, London, England, 10/1986. Purchased with the assistance of a grant from PRISM Fund.

Inscription

‘Laurent succr de. Soleil
rue de l’Odion, Paris’ (on index arm)

Description Notes

Polarimeter, by Laurent, French, 4/4 C19th.

Cast iron tripod base with brass column supporting brass and black-painted metal polarimeter on alt-azimuth mount, locked by knurled screw. Centre of instrument is hinged so that the top half lifts back revealing brass specimen tube with two push-fit ends. Push fit eyepiece. Analyser has serrated edge degree scale divided 0 - 180 - 0, numbered by 10 graduated to 30´. Second scale divided 200 - 0 - 400, numbered by 20, graduated to 1. Vernier with section for each scale moves over the main scale and has a reading glass.

Condition fair; complete

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