Earth:Dopplerite
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Dopplerite is a naturally occurring organic substance found in amorphous, elastic or jelly-like masses, of brownish-black color, in peat beds in Styria and in Switzerland . It is tasteless, insoluble in alcohol and ether, and is described by James Dwight Dana as an acid substance, or mixture of different acids, related to humic acid.[1] It is named after the physicist and mathematician Christian Doppler.[2]
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Dopplerite". Encyclopædia Britannica. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 421.
- ↑ Jones, R. (2009). "Doppler effect". What's Who?: A Dictionary of Things Named After People and the People They are Named After. Leicester: Matador. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84876-047-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=46Rx1U5x70QC&pg=PA60. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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