Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner

Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner was a German astrophysicist who studied optical illusions. He was also an early psychical investigator. He discovered the Zöllner illusion where lines that are parallel appear diagonal.

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Who was born first?

• Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner and Léon Walras were born the same year
• Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner and Edmond Laguerre were born the same year
• Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner and Adolph Frank were born the same year
• Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner and Georg Hermann Quincke were born the same year
• Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner and Hugo Schiff were born the same year

Timeline

1. Adolph FrankJanuary 29, 1834 – May 30, 1916
2. Edmond LaguerreApril 9, 1834 – August 14, 1886
3. Georg Hermann QuinckeNovember 19, 1834 – January 13, 1924
4. Hugo SchiffApril 26, 1834 – September 8, 1915
5. Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (this page)November 8, 1834 – April 25, 1882
6. Léon WalrasDecember 16, 1834 – January 5, 1910

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716