Dopplerite is a naturally occurring organic substance found in amorphous, elastic or jelly-like masses, of brownish-black color, in peat beds in Styria and in Switzerland. It is tasteless, insoluble in alcohol and ether, and is described by James Dwight Dana as an acid substance, or mixture of different acids, related to humic acid.[1] It is named after the physicist and mathematician Christian Doppler.[2]

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  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dopplerite". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 421.
  2. ^ Jones, R. (2009). "Doppler effect". What's Who?: A Dictionary of Things Named After People and the People They are Named After. Leicester: Matador. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84876-047-9. Retrieved 2021-11-05.

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