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Doppler [dop-ler] Examples noun
- Christian Johann,1803–53, Austrian physicist: discovered the Doppler effect.
Examples from the Web for doppler Contemporary Examples of doppler
On each orbit, the planets pull the star slightly, which can be detected by the Doppler effect.
The Exoplanet That Wasn’t There
Matthew R. Francis
July 6, 2014
Historical Examples of doppler
And I noticed that the waves of sound were under a slight Doppler effect.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Recent spectroscopic observations of the nebul applying the principle of Doppler have revealed high velocities of rotation.
David Todd
Neither does it cause any change of colour or Doppler effect; that is, no shift of lines in spectrum.
Oliver Lodge
Angle, strength and Doppler movement were computed to find course and distance.
Harry Harrison
The method of detecting binary stars by means of the spectroscope is an application of Doppler’s principle.
Cecil G. Dolmage
Word Origin and History for doppler Doppler
1871, in reference to Christian Doppler (1803-1853), Austrian scientist, who in 1842 explained the effect of relative motion on waves (originally to explain color changes in binary stars); proved by musicians performing on a moving train. Doppler shift is the change of frequency resulting from the Doppler effect.
doppler in Science Doppler [dŏp′lər]Christian Johann 1803-1853
- Austrian physicist and astronomer who in 1842 explained the effect, now named for him, of variations in the frequency of waves as a result of the relative motion of the wave source with respect to the observer.