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Bernhard Woldemar Schmidt (11 April [O.S. 30 March] 1879, Nargen, Estonia – 1 December 1935, Hamburg) was an Estonian optician. In 1930 he invented the Schmidt telescope , which corrected for the optical errors of spherical aberration , coma, and astigmatism, making possible for the first time the construction of very large, wide ...
Bernhard Voldemar Schmidt (born March 30, 1879, Naissaar, Estonia—died December 1, 1935, Hamburg, Germany) was an optical instrument maker who invented the telescope named for him.
Dr. Bernhard Schmidt Division of Mathematical Sciences School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371 Office: SPMS-MAS-05-24 Tel. +65 65132009
The Digital Bernhard Schmidt Archive of the Hamburg Observatory One of the most important names in 20th century optics is Bernhard Woldemar Schmidt (1879-1935).
Bernhard Schmidt was born on March, 30th 1879 as the first of 5 children to Karl Konstantin and his wife, Maria Helene. K.K. Schmidt was a writer on the island of Naissaar, which is off the coast of Tallinn, Estonia, in the Baltic Sea. He was also a farmer and fisherman.
Mar 30, 2016 · On this day in 1879, optician Bernhard Schmidt was born on the small island of Naissaar in Estonia. He started out working as a telegraph operator, photographer, and designer before moving on to run an optical workshop in Mittweida, Germany.
Jan 1, 2011 · Bernhard Voldemar Schmidt (1879--1935) was born in Estonia. He ran an optical workshop in Mittweida, Saxonia, between 1901 and 1927. Astronomers appreciated the quality of his telescopes....
