Definition of Stauroscope. Meaning of Stauroscope. Synonyms of Stauroscope

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Definition of Stauroscope

Stauroscope
Stauroscope Stau"ro*scope, n. [Gr. ? a cross + -scope.] (Crystallog.) An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.

Meaning of Stauroscope from wikipedia

- A stauroscope is an optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals. The word comes from...
- set out on a secret mission commissioned by the king to search for the stauroscope, and in doing so, prevent a powerful group from gaining absolute power...
- Harald Haas 1812: Mohs scale of mineral hardness by Friedrich Mohs 1855: Stauroscope by Wolfgang Franz von Kobell 1884: Köppen climate classification by Wladimir...
- contributions were new methods in crystallography. In 1855 he invented the stauroscope for the study of the optical properties of crystals. The mineral kobellite...