On this day in 1787 - March 6th - Joseph Fraunhofer was born.

Fraunhofer was a German optician who was known for the quality of his optical glass and excellent telescope objectives. His name is still known today for his discovery of the dark absorption lines - known as Fraunhofer lines - in the Sun's spectrum.


Mona Evans
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