What was observed by Julius Planer in 1861?

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2010
• Main Author: Lisetski, L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2010
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/32109
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: What was observed by Julius Planer in 1861? / L. Lisetski // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2010. — Т. 13, № 3. — С. 33604:1-4. — Бібліогр.: 4 назв. — англ.

In 1861 Julius Planner published a paper in which he described his observations of selective light refection in monotropic cholesteric liquid crystal phase of cholesteryl chloride that he synthesized. We repeat his experiments and report in modern interpretation what indeed was observed by Planer at...