Wollaston prism

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:category polarizing prism
gptkbp:composedOf two birefringent prisms
gptkbp:function splits light into two orthogonally polarized beams
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wollaston prism
gptkbp:introducedIn 1820
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:William_Hyde_Wollaston
gptkbp:material gptkb:calcite
quartz
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Hyde_Wollaston
gptkbp:usedFor polarization of light
gptkbp:usedIn microscopy
polarimeters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5