| Reference number | PT/12/13 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'On the laws of polarisation and double refraction in regularly crystallised bodies' by David Brewster in a letter to the Rt Hon Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 1 June 1817 |
| Description | 104 manuscript pages and two plates showing concentric rings of polarised light and refraction of light on various crystal samples.
Subject: Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the laws of polarisation and double refraction in regularly crystallized bodies. By David Brewster, LL. D. F. R. S. Lond. and Edin. In a letter to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. G. C. B. P. R. S'.
Written by Brewster in Denlaw. Read 15 January 1818.
Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 2, 1833. |
| Extent | 106p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0083 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1818.0015 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/12/13/1 |
| PT/12/13/2 |
| PT/12/13/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7450 | Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1781 - 1868 |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |