Anders Jonas Ångström
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.
Anders Jonas Ångström | |
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Anders Jonas Poor Ångström | |
| Born | 13 August 1814 Lögdö, Timrå, Sweden |
| Died | 21 June 1874 (aged 59) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Known for | Spectroscopy Airglow |
| Awards | Rumford Medal (1872) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Astronomy |
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), a law of absorption, later modified somewhat and known as Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation.
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