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    Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (/ˈfraʊnˌhoʊfər/; German: [ˈfraʊnˌhoːfɐ]; 6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer...
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  • Fresnel diffraction equation. The equation was named in honor of Joseph von Fraunhofer although he was not actually involved in the development of the...
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    the solar photosphere. The lines are named after German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer, who observed them in 1814. In 1802, English chemist William Hyde...
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  • government-sponsored projects or from industry. It is named after Joseph von Fraunhofer who, as a scientist, an engineer, and an entrepreneur, is said to...
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  • Look up Fraunhofer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fraunhofer may refer to: Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787–1826), German physicist Fraunhofer (crater)...
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  • focal plane of an imaging lens. The equation was named in honour of Joseph von Fraunhofer although he was not actually involved in the development of the...
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  • The Fraunhofer distance, named after Joseph von Fraunhofer, is the value of: d = 2 D 2 λ , {\displaystyle d={{2D^{2}} \over {\lambda }},} where D is the...
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    the life of Joseph von Fraunhofer, a 14-year-old orphan apprentice. Max Joseph donated books and directed the glassmaker to give Fraunhofer time to study...
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    and rocket pioneer Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787–1826), physicist known for discovering the dark absorption lines known as Fraunhofer lines in the sun's...
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    Great Refractor, also known as the Fraunhofer 9-inch. The 9-Paris inch diameter lens was made by Joseph von Fraunhofer, which works out to about 24.4 centimetres...
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