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RefNoPT/25/1
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the phenomena of thin plates of solid and fluid substances exposed to polarised light' by Sir David Brewster
Date8 April 1841
DescriptionSubject: Physics

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the phenomena of thin plates of solid and fluid substances exposed to polarized light'.

Written by Brewster at St Leonards in St Andrews [Scotland]. Received by the Royal Society on 12 April 1841. Read 6 May 1841.
Extent27p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1841.0007
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7450Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher1781 - 1868
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