Heinrich Wilhelm Dove

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (October 6, 1803 – April 4, 1879) was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist.

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October 6 - 1803 - April 4 - 1879 - Prussia - Physicist - Meteorologist

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Born in Liegnitz, Dove studied history, philosophy, and the natural sciences at the University of Breslau from 1821 until 1824. In 1824 he continued his education at the University of Berlin, finishing in 1826. In 1828, he became an associate professor at the University of Königsberg; the following year assumed an associate professorship at the University of Berlin.

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Liegnitz - History - Philosophy - Natural sciences - University of Breslau - 1821 - 1824 - University of Berlin - 1826 - 1828 - Associate professor - University of Königsberg

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In 1845 he became a full professor at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, where he was elected rector in 1858–1859, and again in 1871–1872.) In 1849 he also became the director of the Prussian Meteorological Institute.

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1845 - Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität - Rector - 1858 - 1859 - 1871 - 1872 - 1849

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During his career he published more than 300 papers, some of which delved into experimental physics. He also had an important influence over the science of meteorology, and was considered by some to be a pioneer in this field; Dove's primary meteorological focus was in climatology, a field pioneered by Alexander von Humboldt.

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Physics - Science - Climatology - Alexander von Humboldt

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In 1828, Dove observed that tropical cyclones rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, but clockwise in the Southern.

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1828 - Tropical cyclone - Counterclockwise - Northern Hemisphere - Southern

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In 1839 he discovered the technique of binaural beats, whereby slightly different frequencies played separately to each ear produced a perception of interference beats at the same rate as would be physically created.

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1839 - Binaural beats - Beat

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He also studied the distribution of heat over the surface of the Earth, the effect of climate on the growth of plants, and was the first to measure the strength of a electrical current in a wire induced by a collapsing magnetic field.

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Heat - Earth - Climate - Plant - Electrical current - Wire - Magnetic field

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