Joseph von Fraunhofer
Physicist, Astronomer
1787 – 1826
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Who was Joseph von Fraunhofer?
Joseph Fraunhofer, ennobled in 1824 as Ritter von Fraunhofer was a German optician. He is known for the discovery of the dark absorption lines known as Fraunhofer lines in the Sun's spectrum, and for making excellent optical glass and achromatic telescope objectives.
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- Born
- Mar 6, 1787
Straubing - Also known as
- Josef von Fraunhofer
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bavaria
- Died
- Jun 7, 1826
Munich
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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