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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
Articles 1–20. Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University - Cited by 1,063 - Mathematics.
Prof Bernhard Schmidt is a professor of mathematics at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He has a PhD and habilitation in mathematics from the University of Augsburg, and has won the Kirkman Medal and the Teaching Award from NTU.
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-angled reflective cameras of short exposure time for astronomical research. Early Life.
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).
