The theory of color in its relation to art and art-industry (1876)
Bezold, Wilhelm von, Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919 · Boston : L.Prang · leaf 117
a black glass which is quite sufficient for making the experi- ments described. But physicists possess still other means, besides a second reflection, by which they can cause polarized light to disap- pear. If we look at the plate of glass through a so-called Mcol's prism, that is to say, an… … which the plate of glass with the reflected image of the window is seen exactly as if we were looking at it with the naked eye, while in all other positions the image is fainter, and in two positions it disappears altogether.
Color · Decoration and ornament · Painting
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