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Haidinger writes on the theorem that in a ray of polarised light the vibrations are perpendicular to the plane of polarisation.

Subject: Physics / Optics

Received 23 January 1852.

Written by Haidinger in Vienna.

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AP/33/14
Earliest possible date
15 January 1852
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Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger

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Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Unpublished letter, regarding polarised light from Wilhelm Haidinger to the Royal Society, 15 January 1852, AP/33/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_33_14/unpublished-letter-regarding-polarised-light-from-wilhelm-haidinger-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 April 2026

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