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    François Arago

    French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician

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  1. François Arago. Dominique François Jean Arago ( Catalan: Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó ), known simply as François Arago ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa aʁaɡo]; Catalan: Francesc Aragó, IPA: [fɾənˈsɛsk əɾəˈɣo]; 26 February 1786 – 2 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, [1] supporter of the Carbonari ...

  2. François Arago (born Feb. 26, 1786, Estagel, Roussillon, France—died Oct. 2, 1853, Paris) was a French physicist who discovered the principle of the production of magnetism by rotation of a nonmagnetic conductor. He also devised an experiment that proved the wave theory of light and engaged with others in research that led to the discovery ...

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  3. Oct 2, 2014 · The Arago family came from the eastern Pyrenees, and in fact the name Arago has Spanish connections with the Aragon region of Spain which is quite close by. François' parents had nine children, four boys and five girls. François was the eldest of the boys, having brothers Jean, Jacques, and Étienne. Jean Arago (1788-1836) emigrated to North ...

  4. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia: François Arago , sur Wikimedia Commons François Arago , sur Wikisource François Arago , sur Wikiquote Académie des sciences: Les membres du passé dont le nom commence par A Notice biographique sur le site 19e.org « François Arago et l'Observatoire de Paris » , exposition virtuelle de la Bibliothèque patrimoniale numérique de l' Observatoire de Paris ...

  5. Dominique François Jean Arago ( Catalan: Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó ), known simply as François Arago ( French: [ fʁɑ̃swa aʁaɡo]; Catalan: Francesc Aragó, IPA: [ fɾənˈsɛsk əɾəˈɣo]; 26 February 1786 – 2 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of the Carbonari revolutionaries ...

  6. François Arago, the first to show in 1810 that the surface of the Sun and stars is made of incandescent gas and not solid or liquid, was a prominent physicist of the 19th century. He used his considerable influence to help Fresnel, Ampere and others develop their ideas and make themselves known. This book covers his personal contributions to ...

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  8. François Arago and the Birth of Interferometry. David D. Nolte. An excerpt from an upcoming book describes how a handful of 19 th -century scientists laid the groundwork for one of the key tools of modern optics. Engraving of François Arago, circa 1840. [Photo by Kean Collection / Getty Images] François Arago (1786–1853) was only 20 years ...

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