Today In History on Nostr: On today's date in 1818: A paper by David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, ...
On today's date in 1818: A paper by David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, Augustin-Jean Fresnel signs a "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light. #history #grownostr
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