Anders Jonas Ångström
Swedish physicist (1814–1874) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anders Jonas Ångström (Swedish: [ˈânːdɛʂ ˈjûːnas ˈɔ̂ŋːstrœm]; 13 August 1814 – 21 June 1874) was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.[1]
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Anders Jonas Ångström | |
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Born | (1814-08-13)13 August 1814 Lögdö, Timrå, Sweden |
Died | 21 June 1874(1874-06-21) (aged 59) Uppsala, Sweden |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Known for | Spectroscopy Airglow |
Awards | Rumford Medal (1872) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Astronomy |
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Ångström is also well known for his studies of astrophysics, heat transfer, terrestrial magnetism, and the aurora borealis. In 1852, Ångström formulated in Optiska undersökningar (Optical investigations),[2] a law of absorption, later modified somewhat and known as Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation.[citation needed]