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ORDINARY liquids when not subject to strain are isotropic and appear dark when examined between crossed Nicols, whereas most crystals are anisotropic and light up the field. Several hundred pure organic substances exist at suitable temperatures in an intermediate condition in which they are more or less fluid but are anisotropic.
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MCBAIN, J. Liquid Crystals, Soap Solutions, and X-Rays. Nature 113, 534 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113534a0
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