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Helmholtz

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Helm·holtz  (hlmhlts), Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von 1821-1894.
German physicist and physiologist who formulated the mathematical law of the conservation of energy (1847) and invented an ophthalmoscope (1851).
Helmholtz (German) [ˈhɛlmhɔlts]
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(Biographies / Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von (1821-1894) M, German, SCIENCE: physiologist, SCIENCE: physicist, SCIENCE: mathematician) Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von (ˈhɛrman ˈluːtvɪç ˈfɛrdinant fɔn). 1821-94, German physiologist, physicist, and mathematician: helped to found the theory of the conservation of energy; invented the ophthalmoscope (1850); and investigated the mechanics of sight and sound
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Noun1.Helmholtz - German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)Helmholtz - German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, Hermann von Helmholtz
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