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wheatstone

/ˈwiːt.stəʊn/

Tradução: Nome próprio referente ao físico e inventor inglês conhecido pela criação da ponte de Wheatstone, que viveu de 1802 a 1875.

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A proper noun referring to an English physicist and inventor, known for devising the Wheatstone bridge, who lived from 1802 to 1875.

  • 🇵🇹Nome próprio referente ao físico e inventor inglês conhecido pela criação da ponte de Wheatstone, que viveu de 1802 a 1875.
  1. English physicist and inventor C1 formal british

    Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875), an English physicist and inventor known for his contributions to electrical measurement and telegraphy.

    • Wheatstone invented the Wheatstone bridge, a device for measuring electrical resistance.
    • He collaborated with William Fothergill Cooke to develop an early electric telegraph.
    • Wheatstone's work on the stereoscope advanced the understanding of binocular vision.

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