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Joseph von Fraunhofer

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Why Is Joseph von Fraunhofer Influential?

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According to Wikipedia, Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer. He made optical glass, an achromatic telescope, and objective lenses. He also invented the spectroscope and developed diffraction grating. In 1814, he discovered and studied the dark absorption lines in the spectrum of the sun now known as Fraunhofer lines.

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Joseph von Fraunhofer's Published Works

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Bestimmung des Brechungs‐ und des Farbenzerstreungs‐Vermögens verschiedener Glasarten, in Bezug auf die Vervollkommnung achromatischer Fernröhre (87)
Kurzer Bericht von den Resultaten neuerer Versuche über die Gesetze des Lichtes, und die Theorie derselben (43)
Ueber die Construction des so eben vollendeten grossen Refractors (2)
Joseph Fraunhofer → Carl Friedrich Gauß, Benediktbeuren, 1815 Aug. 28 (1815) (0)
Beschreibung eines neuen Mikrometers (0)
Auszug aus einem Schreiben des Herrn Professors Fraunhofer an den Herausgeber (0)

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Joseph von Fraunhofer?

Joseph von Fraunhofer is affiliated with the following schools:

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

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