Johann Gottlieb Nörremberg
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Johann Gottlieb Nörremberg (1787 - 1862) was a German
Germany
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 physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...

 who worked on the polarization of light.

In 1833, he became professor of mathematics
Mathematics
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, physics
Physics
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 and astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...

 at the University of Tübingen where he worked on surveying
Surveying
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 and the development of optical instrument
Optical instrument
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