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