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"Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884."

Feussner's paper:
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| |Inclina- |Ratio |
| |tion of | of |
| |section |length|
| |in regard| to |
| |to long |clear |
|Field.|axis. |width.|Fig.
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I. THE OLD POLARISING PRISMS. | deg. | deg. | |
1. Nicol's prism. | 29 | 22 | 3.28 | 1
2. Shortened Nicol prism-- | | | |
a. Cemented with Canada balsam.| 13 | 25 | 2.83 | 2
b. Cemented with copaiba " | 24 | 25 | 2.83 | 2
3. Nicol with perpendicular ends-- | | | |
a. With Canada balsam. | 20 | 15 | 3.73 | 3
b. With cement of index of | | | |
refraction of 1.525. | 27 | 15 | 3.73 | 3
4. Foucault's prism. | 8 | 40 | 1.528| 4
5. Hartnack's prism-- | | | |
a. Original form. | 35 | 15.9 | 3.


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