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Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (died 1891)

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Joseph Petzval

Slovak physicist, mathematician and inventor

Joseph Petzval was a mathematician, inventor, and physicist best known for his work in optics. He was born in the town of Szepesbéla in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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January 6

Day of the year

January 6 is the sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 359 days remain until the end of the year.
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