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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Physicist
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gptkbp:academic_advisor
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gptkb:Daniel_Coit_Gilman
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1848-11-03
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gptkbp:children
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Henry Rowland Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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studies on the nature of light
development of optical devices
advancements in optical instruments
Rowland circle
investigations in sound waves
theory of sound propagation
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gptkbp:death_date
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1901-04-16
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
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gptkbp:field
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physics
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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thermodynamics
electromagnetism
acoustics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Henry A. Rowland
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Robert_W._Wood
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
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gptkbp:invention
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gptkb:spectrometer
Rowland grating
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gptkbp:known_for
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work on spectroscopy
Rowland's law of diffraction
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on modern physics
influence on thermodynamics
influence on optical engineering
influence on spectroscopy
influence on acoustics
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_students
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Johns Hopkins University graduates
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Professor
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Huntingdon,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
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gptkbp:publication
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gptkb:Transactions_of_the_American_Institute_of_Electrical_Engineers
gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
American Journal of Science
The Physical Review
Journal of the Franklin Institute
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gptkbp:research_focus
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gptkb:optics
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Rowland
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Josiah_Perkins_Cooke
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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