Pieter Rijke
Pieter Rijke | |
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| Born | Petrus Leonardus Rijke 11 July 1812 |
| Died | 7 April 1899 (aged 86) Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (PhD) |
| Known for | Rijke tube (1859) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Leiden University (1845–82) |
| Thesis | De origine electricitatis voltaicae (1836) |
| Doctoral advisor | Pieter Uijlenbroek |
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Petrus "Pieter" Leonardus Rijke (Dutch: [ˈrɛi̯kə] ⓘ; 11 July 1812 – 7 April 1899) was a Dutch physicist who was Professor in Experimental physics at Leiden University. He spent his scientific career exploring the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube.