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People
- Cleveland AbbeCleveland AbbeCleveland Abbe was an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones. While director of the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio, he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily weather maps, and weather forecasts. Congress in 1870 established the U.S. Weather Bureau and...
(1818–1916), American meteorologist - Cleveland Abbe, Jr. (1872–1934), American geographer
- Ernst Abbe (1840–1905), German physicist
- James AbbeJames AbbeJames Abbe was an American photographer.-Background:James Abbe was born in 1883 in Alfred, Maine. He traveled throughout Europe as a young photojournalist recording the unstable power struggles of the early 20th century...
(1883–1975), American photographer - Kenshiro AbbeKenshiro Abbewas a prominent Japanese master of judo, aikido, and kendo. He introduced aikido to the United Kingdom in 1955, and founded the Kyushindo system. Abbe was a graduate of the famous Budo Senmon Gakko, having studied judo and kendo there. Following an illustrious early career in the martial arts, he...
(1915–1985), Japanese martial artist - Moe L'AbbéMoe L'AbbeMaurice Joseph L'Abbé was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1947), Canadian hockey player - Robert AbbeRobert AbbeRobert Abbe was an American surgeon and pioneer radiologist in New York City. He was born in New York City and educated at the College of the City of New York and Columbia University ....
(1851–1928), American surgeon and radiologist - Truman AbbeTruman AbbeTruman Abbe was an American surgeon, son of Cleveland Abbe and brother of Cleveland Abbe, Jr. He was born in Washington, D. C. and graduated from Harvard University in 1895...
(1873–1955), American surgeon - William AbbeWilliam AbbeWilliam Abbe was an Iowa state senator and is believed to have been the first white settler in Linn County, Iowa. Originally from Ohio, he traveled west in search of land in 1836. Little is known about Abbe until this time. Abbe Creek, on which he established his homestead, still bears his name...
(1800–1854), Iowa state senator
- Abbe IbrahimAbbe IbrahimAbdoulaye Ibrahim is a football striker. He currently plays for FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ in Romania.-Career:...
(born 1986), Togolese soccer player - Abbe LaneAbbe Lane-Biography:Born Abigail Francine Lassman in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Lane began her career as a child actress on radio, and from there she progressed to singing and dancing on Broadway....
(born 1932), American singer and actress
Places
- Abbe (crater)Abbe (crater)Abbe is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It is located just to the south of the crater Hess, and lies to the east of the large walled basin Poincaré. It is named after the German physicist Ernst Abbe.The outer wall of Abbe is somewhat...
, a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon - Lake AbbeLake AbbeLake Abbe or Lake Abhe Bad is a salt lake, lying on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. It is one of a chain of six connected lakes, which also includes lakes Gargori, Laitali, Gummare, Bario and Afambo.-Overview:...
, African lake
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- AbbéAbbéAbbé is the French word for abbot. It is the title for lower-ranking Catholic clergymen in France....
, the French word for abbot - Abbe condenserAbbe condenserA condenser is one of the main components of the optical system of many transmitted light compound microscopes. A condenser is a lens that serves to concentrate light from the illumination source that is in turn focused through the object and magnified by the objective lens. It is a basic component...
, a component of a microscope - Abbe numberAbbe numberIn physics and optics, the Abbe number, also known as the V-number or constringence of a transparent material, is a measure of the material's dispersion in relation to the refractive index...
, a measure of the material's optical dispersion - Abbe prismAbbe prismIn optics, an Abbe prism, named for its inventor, the German physicist Ernst Abbe, is a type of constant deviation dispersive prism similar to a Pellin–Broca prism.-Structure:...
, a type of constant deviation dispersive prism similar to a Pellin–Broca prism - Abbe refractometerAbbe refractometerAn Abbe refractometer is a bench-top device for the high-precision measurement of an index of refraction.- Details :Ernst Abbe , working for the Zeiss Company in Jena, Germany in the late 19th century, was the first to develop a laboratory refractometer...
, a bench-top refractometer that offers the highest precision of the different types of refractometers - Abbe sine conditionAbbe sine conditionThe Abbe sine condition is a condition that must be fulfilled by a lens or other optical system in order for it to produce sharp images of off-axis as well as on-axis objects...
, a condition that must be fulfilled by a lens or other optical system in order for it to produce sharp images of off-axis as well as on-axis objects - Abbe Creek SchoolAbbe Creek SchoolThe historic Abbe Creek School is a one-room schoolhouse museum located one mile west of Mt. Vernon, Iowa on E48. It is believed to be the oldest standing one room brick schoolhouse in Iowa...
, historical school house in Iowa