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Pieter Rijke

Dutch physicist

Died when: 86 years 270 days (1040 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Pieter Rijke

Petrus Leonardus Rijke (11 July 1812 – 7 April 1899) was a Dutch physicist, and a professor in experimental physics at the University of Leiden.

Rijke spent his scientific career exploring the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube.On 1 July 1852 he married Johanna Hamaker.

They had 6 sons and 6 daughters.


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