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|description=German chemist and industrialist (1788-1869), discoverer of paraffin and creosote. He investigated a supposed force he called Od, publishing numerous studies; William Gregory translated his major Researches on Magnetism into English in 1850. {{ctd-source|BCW|2|541}}. | |description=German chemist and industrialist (1788-1869), discoverer of paraffin and creosote. He investigated a supposed force he called Od, publishing numerous studies; William Gregory translated his major Researches on Magnetism into English in 1850. {{ctd-source|BCW|2|541}}. | ||
His two-volume research on magnetism, electricity, heat and light in relation to vital force appeared at Braunschweig in 1850; William Gregory's English translation, ''Researches on Magnetism'', was published in London the same year. {{ctd-source|BCW|3|523}}. | |||
|ctd rus=Райхенбах, Карл фон | |ctd rus=Райхенбах, Карл фон | ||
|quotes=Zirkoff, Boris | |quotes=Zirkoff, Boris | ||
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Baron Karl von Reichenbach
1788-1869
Baron Karl von Reichenbach
(German: Karl von Reichenbach)
(12 February 1788 − 19 January 1869)
German chemist and industrialist (1788-1869), discoverer of paraffin and creosote. He investigated a supposed force he called Od, publishing numerous studies; William Gregory translated his major Researches on Magnetism into English in 1850. (BCW 2:541).
His two-volume research on magnetism, electricity, heat and light in relation to vital force appeared at Braunschweig in 1850; William Gregory's English translation, Researches on Magnetism, was published in London the same year. (BCW 3:523).
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Райхенбах, Карл фон
- Other resources: Russian BTS: card data
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Lifetime: 1788-1869
Shortly: German chemist and industrialist (1788-1869), discoverer of paraffin and creosote. He investigated a...