Carhart, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1844-1920 · Boston : Allyn and Bacon · leaf 336
icular to that of the reflected ray. The plane ofpolarization for the latter is the plane of incidence, and itsvibrations are parallel to the reflecting surface. 229. Nicols Prism (A. and B., 481; P., 254; S., 22).— A single beam of plane polarized light may be produced by transmission through a… … k F.g. 152. fracting substance and has the property of rapidly absorbing the ordinary ray, so that a plate 1 or 2 mm. thick isimpervious to it. The extraordinary ray, on the contrary,it transmits. Tourmaline is not, however, a very transparent, material, and the most effective arrangement…
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