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Ernst Abbe

Also known as Ernst Karl Abbe

German physicist (1840-1905)

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Ernst Abbe was a German physicist who lived from 1840 to 1905 and made important contributions to optics and microscopy. His work helped improve microscope design and optical instruments, making them more powerful and useful for scientific research.

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Born: 1840
Died: 1905
Works: 11

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Neue Apparate zur Bestimmung des Brechungs- und Zerstreuungs-vermögens fester und flüssiger körper
Der Briefwechsel zwischen Otto Schott und Ernst Abbe über das optische Glas 1879-1881
Erfahrungsmässige Begründung des Satzes von der Aequivalenz zwischen Wärme und mechanischer Arbeit
Statut der von Ernst Abbe errichteten Carl Zeiss-Stiftung zu Jena
Uber die Bestimmung von Zeit und Polhohe aus Beobachtungen in Hohenparallelen

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Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,959x
Controlled growth of monodisperse silica spheres in the micron size range
· 1968 · cited 13,338x
Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
· 2015 · cited 11,557x
Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease
· 2003 · cited 9,066x
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,823x

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date of birth: 1840-01-23
date of death: 1905-01-14
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name in native language: Ernst Abbe
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Ernst Karl Abbe (23 January 1840 – 14 January 1905), was a German businessman, optical engineer, physicist, and social reformer. Together with Otto Schott and Carl Zeiss, he developed numerous optical instruments. He was also a co-owner of Carl Zeiss AG, a German manufacturer of scientific microscopes, astronomical telescopes, planetariums, and other advanced optical systems.

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