Born Nov. 29, 1803, in Salzburg, Austria, Christian Doppler studied mathematics, physics, and astronomy at the University of Vienna. After struggling to secure an academic post and working as a bookkeeper in a cotton factory for a year and a half, Doppler took a position as secondary school teacher in Prague in 1835. He wentContinue reading “Nov. 29, 1803: The birth of Christian Doppler”

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