Stauroscope

A stauroscope is an optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.[1] The word comes from Greek for cross + scope. It was invented by Wolfgang Franz von Kobell in 1855.

References

  1. ↑ "Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) - The ARTFL Project". Machaut.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2013-08-24.


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