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Philipp Carl

1837 – 1891

German physicist

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Lived 1837 – 1891 (aged 53). Philipp Carl was a German physicist, astronomer, entrepreneur and university teacher.

Philipp Franz Heinrich Carl (19 June 1837 – 24 January 1891) was a German physicist.

He was born at Neustadt, Middle Franconia. He studied the exact sciences at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München as a doctorate student of Philipp von Jolly and Johann von Lamont (graduation 1860). He then worked as an assistant to Lamont, performing astronomical and geophysical research at the observatory (Universitäts-Sternwarte München). In 1865, he established, and for several years thereafter directed, a workshop for the manufacture of mathematical instruments. In 1869, he was named professor of physics at the Royal Bavarian Military Training Institutes.

Publications He established also the Repertoriums der Experimentalphysik, der physikalischen Technik und der astronomischen Instrumentenkunde in 1865, which he edited until 1882. His published works include:

Die Principien der astronomischen Instrumentenkunde (1863). Repertorium der Kometenastronomie (1864).

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Philipp Franz Heinrich Carl, Carl Philipp

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Who was Philipp Carl?

German physicist

When was Philipp Carl born?

Philipp Carl was born on 19 June 1837 in Neustadt an der Aisch.

When did Philipp Carl die?

Philipp Carl died on 24 January 1891 in Munich.

What was Philipp Carl's occupation?

Philipp Carl was a physicist, astronomer, entrepreneur and university teacher.

What nationality was Philipp Carl?

Philipp Carl was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Philipp Carl

· Wikidata: Q107707

· DBpedia: Philipp Carl

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