Philipp Carl
German physicist
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| Intro | German physicist | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Scientist Physicist Astronomer | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 19 June 1837, Neustadt an der Aisch | |
| Death | 24 January 1891Munich (aged 53 years) |
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Biography
Philipp Franz Heinrich Carl (19 June 1837 – 24 January 1891) was a German physicist.
Biography
He was born at Neustadt, Middle Franconia. He studied the exact sciences in Munich, and spent several years in astrophysical researches at the observatory of that city. In 1865 he established, and for several years thereafter directed, a workshop for the manufacture of mathematical instruments.
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He established also the Repertorium für Experimentalphysik in 1865, which he edited until 1882. His published works include:
- Die Principien der astronomischen Instrumentenkunde (1863)
- Repertorium der Kometenastronomie (1864)