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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 and ...
François Arago 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 of the laws of light.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 2, 2014 · At first François Arago showed an interest in a military career and it was with this in mind that he was educated at the Municipal College of Perpignan where he came to love mathematics. In 1803 he was examined at Toulouse for admission to the École Polytechnique in Paris.
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.
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François Arago (1786–1853) was only 20 years old when the Bureau of Longitude selected him and his friend Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774–1862) to extend Le Meridien—the line of longitude passing through Paris—as far south as they could manage.
Nov 22, 2021 · Quick Reference. (1786–1853) Frenchscientist and statesman. With the French physicist Augustin Jean Fresnel (1788–1827), he established the wave theory of light and studied its polarization.
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Pierre Victor Jean Arago (1792 1867) entered the École Polytechnique, like his brother François, and took up a military career, marked by a bright feat during the siege of Anvers in 1832. He ended his life in a discreet and modest way. Joseph Honoré Arago (1796 1860) also served in the military.
