Fraunhofer, Joseph von

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Fraunhofer,

Joseph von, German optician, 1787-1826.

Fraunhofer lines - a number of the most prominent of the absorption lines of the solar spectrum.

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The Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize, has been awarded every year since 1978, and recognises outstanding scientific work by Fraunhofer staff working on application-oriented problems.

Holographic measurement at production speeds

(15.) Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826) demonstrating his 1814 invention, the spectroscope, a device used to examine properties of light, to Joseph von Utzschneider, Georg von Reichenbach and Georg Merz in Munich the same year.

Recipe for a star: the interstellar medium and the supernova feedback loop

Uwe Lommatzsch, received the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize at almost the same time.