Looking for Wilhelm Wien's original paper

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The forum discussion centers on locating Wilhelm Wien's original paper titled "On the division of energy in the emission-spectrum of a black body," which introduces the blackbody approximation. Users recommend searching for the paper on Google, specifically noting a link to a Google Books result. Additionally, a direct link to a free, copyright-free PDF of the paper is provided: here.

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Hello, I'm looking for a free copy of Wien's seminal paper "On the division of energy in the emission-spectrum of a black body", in which he introduces his important blackbody approximation.
 
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