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Joseph Fraunhofer: Dispersion

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Joseph Fraunhofer: Dispersion
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Joseph Fraunhofer: Dispersion
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IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, MT, 151 m ; F, 14 min

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Wiederholung historischer Experimente Fraunhofers mit Geräten aus dem Deutschen Museum, München: Aufzeichnung Fraunhoferscher Linien, Brechung optischer Gläser, Präzisionsspektrometer zur Aufzeichnung von Brechungsindices und Dispersionen, Verwendung achromatischer Linsen für Mikroskope und astronomische Fernrohre; historischer Rückblick.
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The uses to which Fraunhofer put the dark lines in the spectrum of sunlight are explained. He charted the dispersive powers of optical glass he had perfected. He designed and constructed the finest achromatic lenses and optical instruments, including refraction telescopes. Explores some of these telescopes.
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German
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