Fraunhofer, Joseph

The science of spectroscopy is rooted in the work of Joseph von Fraunhofer, a German physicist. He separated sunlight into its component colors using high quality diffraction gratings and prisms. In 1814, he discovered hundreds of dark lines in the sun s spectrum, now called Fraunhofer lines. He could not, however, explain their source. Scientists know now that the lines are caused by elements near the sun s surface absorbing radiation produced in the sun s interior. 

Michael Faraday, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, and Joseph Fraunhofer. 

ISIS Joseph Fraunhofer (1787-1826) exhibited his newest spectroscope before Counselor Utzschneider and Mr. Reichenbach, his partners in the glassworks and optical establishment at Benediktbenem. He discussed with them his latest researches on the diffraction of light which had led him to the discovery of grating spectra, the exact measurement of wave lengths, and a brilliant confirmation of tile undulatory theory of light. 

In 1814 Joseph Fraunhofer, a young German physicist who had had thorough training in the art of glassmaking, made an unusually fine prism, saw for the first time the dark lines in the sun s spectrum, and... 

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Over ten years later Joseph von Fraunhofer, still under 30, introduced a lens from a theodolite to follow a prism and saw, for the first time, those dark lines... 

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Spectrum of Belief Joseph von Fraunhofer and the Craft of Precision Optics... 

Fraunhofer, J. von. Kurze Berichte von den Resultaten neuer Versuche iiber die Gesetze des Licht, und die Theorie Derselben. [Short communications on the results of new experiments on the principles of light and its theory.] Denkschriften der kontglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Munchen 8, p. 1. (1821-1822) Gilberts Annalen der Physik 74, 337-378 (1823). English translation Ames, J. S. Prismatic and Diffraction Spectra. Memoirs by Joseph von Fraunhofer, pp. 11-38. Harper New York, London (1898). 

Scientists use a spectroscope in this process. The spectroscope was invented in 1814 by German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787— 1826). Forty years later, German chemists Robert Bunsen (1811—1899) and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824—1887) improved on the instrument. They showed how it could be used to study the chemical elements. 

The spectroscope was invented in 1814 by German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787—1826). Forty years later, German chemists Robert... 

Later, German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826) discovered dark lines [1] and with the advent of more sophisticated optics he was able to attribute these lines (bands) to characteristic wavelengths. An early practical example of this is the separation and identification of lithium (Li) and strontium (Sr) in solution. In the Li and Sr example, one line or band is the wavelength for Li and the other for Sr. However, it is worth noting here that Li+ emits only one waveband while Sr emits several and despite this they are still identifiable for each element. Elements giving multiple colours (as calcium, above) illustrated the presence of several lines associated with a particular element. Kirchhoff and Fraunhofer were the first to observe these lines that are now assigned to wavelengths in modern spectroscopy. 

Prof. Dr. Peter Eyerer Dr. Christof Hiibner Fraunhofer-Institut fiir Chemische Technologie ICT Joseph-von-Fraimhofer Str. 7 76327 Pfinztal Germany... 

In a lamp filled with sodium gas, a voltage applied to electrodes at either end of the tube causes electrons to detach from the anode and accelerate toward the cathode. The electrons collide with the sodium vapor atoms, providing the energy for electrons within the sodium atoms to jump to higher levels. The atoms rapid decay back to their ground state, with the simultaneous emission of photons, is called D-line emission simply because of an early alphabetical designation for various solar spectral lines observed by the German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826). 

German optician Joseph von Fraunhofer is born on March 6 in Straubing, Bavaria. 

Joseph von Fraunhofer invents the spectroscope and discovers numerous dark lines in the Suns spectrum, which he is unable to explain, but which are now called Fraunhofer lines. 

Joseph von Fraunhofer dies on June 7 in Munich, Germany... 

Fraunhofer lines absorption lines in the Sun s spectrum discovered by Joseph von Fraunhofer. 

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Joseph von Fraunhofer, Versuche liber die Ursachen des Anlaufens und Mattwerdens des... 

Diffraction Gratings. The diffraction grating was invented by Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826). The word diffraction implies effects produced by cutting off portions of wave fronts. A diffraction grating may be used either in transmission or reflection, but the dispersion of incident wavelengths depends upon the geometry of the grating. 

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