1. The sixteenth century Alderney crystal: a calcite as an efficient reference optical compass? by Albert Le Floch, Guy Ropars, Jacques Lucas, Steve Wright, Trevor Davenport, Michael Corfield, and Michael Harrisson Proceedings A Volume 469(2153):20120651 May 8, 2013 ©2013 by The Royal Society

2. (a) The Alderney crystal (5×3×2.3 cm). Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

3. Case of an unpolarized light impinging on a calcite crystal. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

4. Case of a linearly polarized light. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

5. (a) Case of a partially polarized light. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

6. Inductive coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) spectra for the bulk of a freshly collected calcite crystal and of the Alderney crystal. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

7. Mg2+–Ca2+ exchanges on calcite surface for a crystal partially immersed in a solution of MgNO3 in water. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

8. Mg2+–Ca2+ exchanges on calcite surface for a crystal partially immersed in sea water. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

9. Comparative roughness measurements obtained with a Taylor-Hobson surface profiler. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

10. Typical perturbations of a magnetic compass by one of the excavated cannon of the Alderney ship. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

11. Typical measured sky irradiances at twilight on 18 April 2011 at 48°07′ N, 1°41′ W. (a) The successive photographs are taken within 10 min intervals. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

12. Typical bearing of the Sun at 22.16 during twilight for low irradiances. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

13. Sun tracking experiment (see panel a). Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society

14. Heating of a calcite crystal. Albert Le Floch et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2013;469:20120651 ©2013 by The Royal Society