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Weber, Wilhelm Eduard (vĭl`hĕlm ā`d  ärt vā`bər), 1804–91, German physicist. He was professor (1831–37, 1849–91) at the Univ. of Göttingen, where he worked with C. F. Gauss Gauss, Carl Friedrich (kärl frē`drĭkh gous)..... Click the link for more information. on terrestrial magnetism and devised an electromagnetic telegraph. He introduced the absolute system of electrical units. The coulomb was once known as the weber; now the weber is a magnetic unit. With a brother, E. H. Weber Eduard Friedrich Weber, 1806–71, he discovered the inhibitory power of the vagus nerve (1845). With another brother, W. E. Weber , he made studies of acoustics and wave motion. ..... Click the link for more information. , he wrote (1825) a book on wave motion; with another brother, E. F. Weber, he made a study of walking. |
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Weber, Wilhelm Eduard
