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Iceland Spar Experiment

Denmark · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Rasmus Bartholin1669

Copenhagen · Science / Physics

Shows that one crystal can split a light ray into two paths.

Names involved

Rasmus Bartholin

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