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This Exploratorium Snack website gives instructions and procedures for a simple polarization experiment using two polaroid filters and transparent tape to build a small model of a stained glass window. All necessary tools and materials are listed, along with all the steps for assembly. The site includes a description of the physics of polarization that explains how polarized light produces the colors in the mosaic.
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Light
- Polarization
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Keywords: Tape, birefringence, crossed polarizer, polaroid
Record Creator: Metadata instance created October 12, 2008 by Logan Hancock
Record Updated: Aug 02, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2008), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/polarized-light-mosaic).
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Polarized Light Mosaic (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2008), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/polarized-light-mosaic>.
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Polarized Light Mosaic. (2008, February 16). Retrieved February 17, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/polarized-light-mosaic
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Polarized Light Mosaic. San Francisco: Exploratorium, February 16, 2008. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/polarized-light-mosaic (accessed 17 February 2025).
MLA Format
Polarized Light Mosaic. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2008. 16 Feb. 2008. 17 Feb. 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/polarized-light-mosaic>.
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@misc{ Title = {Polarized Light Mosaic}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {17 February 2025}, Month = {February 16, 2008}, Year = {2008} }
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