Landolt Research Polarimeter

 

With Lippich polariser.  Schmidt & Haensch.  Berlin. c1905.

 

Tube container detachable to allow for any shape of container . 

For studies of effect of magnetism and heat on polarised light. 

Perhaps the finest polarimeter of its time.  Accurate to 0.01°

 

This model was featured in the German Journal of Chemistry in 1895.

 

 

 

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