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What does Nicol mean?

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Proper noun
Name
  1. A male given name of Scottish origin.
    1. (meaning, history) The victory of the people.
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A simple mounting consisting of a Nicol prism in a brass holder was found with the instrument and now serves as the polarizer.
By placing a substance between two Nicol prisms and rotating one, the angle of optical rotation could be easily measured.
The two beams, with two different planes of polarization, are then analyzed by another Nicol prism.
The Nicol prism, which is made entirely of calcite, a doubly refracting mineral, isolates one beam cleanly.
Today, Nicol prisms are still very expensive, bulky and of limited aperture.
The aluminum handle used to rotate the Nicol prism assembly is clearly not original.

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