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 | | For example, this is the case with macroscopic crystals of calcite, which present the viewer with two offset, orthogonally polarized images of whatever is viewed through them. |
| | It was this effect that provided the first discovery of polarization, by Erasmus Bartholinus in 1669. |
| | In addition, the phase shift, and thus the change in polarization state, is usually frequency dependent, which, in combination with dichroism, often gives rise to bright colors and rainbow-like effects. |
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