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Encyclopedia > August Beer

August Beer (July 31, 1825 - November 18, 1863), German mathematician, chemist, physicist. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ... A chemist is a scientist who specializes in chemistry. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ...


Beer was born in Trier, where he studied mathematics and natural sciences. He worked for Julius Plücker in Bonn afterwards, where he made Ph.D. in 1848 and professor in 1850. In 1854, he published his book "Einleitung in die höhere Optik". His findings, together with those of Johann Heinrich Lambert, make up the Beer-Lambert law. Trier: The Porta Nigra, viewed from outside Location of Trier Trier (French: Trèves, Spanish: Treveris, Italian: Treviri) is Germanys oldest city. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mathematics Look up Mathematics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... The lunar farside as seen from Apollo 11 Natural science is the study of the physical, nonhuman aspects of the Earth and the universe around us. ... Julius Plücker. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Johann Heinrich Lambert Johann Heinrich Lambert (August 26, 1728 – September 25, 1777), was a mathematician, physicist and astronomer. ... In optics, the Beer-Lambert law, also known as Beers law or the Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law is an empirical relationship in relating the absorption of light to the properties of the material the light is travelling through. ...


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August Beer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (135 words)
August Beer (July 31, 1825 - November 18, 1863), German mathematician, chemist, physicist.
Beer was born in Trier, where he studied mathematics and natural sciences.
He worked for Julius Plücker in Bonn afterwards, where he made Ph.D. in 1848 and professor in 1850.
Beer (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (318 words)
Beer (lunar crater) (named for Wilhelm Beer), lunar crater
August Beer (1825-1863), German mathematician, chemist and physicist
Wilhelm Beer (1797-1850), German banker and astronomer, brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer and the writer Michael Beer (writer)
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