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Polarimeter, by Holtzapffel & Co., London, 19th Century

Inventory Number 25606

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.25606

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"Holtzapffel & Co. Charing Crofs London" and "J D & Co. A.M." engraved along adjacent sides of stock
Physical material
Copper Alloy
Metal
Object type
polarimeter
Dimensions
Diameter: 44mm Height: 180mm Weight: 145g
Inventory No
25606
Accession Number
1984-11/72c

Description

Polarimeter with brass stock with 6 inch scale subdivided into eighths and tenths, on which a slider with a vernier scale can be fixed by a screw. The slider terminates in an oval brass piece. At the end of the stock is a removable Steel scribing point.

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