François Arago [E-Book] : A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics / by James Lequeux.
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. Thi...
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Personal Name(s): | Lequeux, James, author |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2016. |
Imprint: |
Cham :
Springer,
2016
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Physical Description: |
XV, 334 pages 174 illustrations, 7 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
ISBN: |
9783319207230 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-20723-0 |
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Astrophysics and Space Science Library ;
421 |
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- The Scientific Life in France at the Time of Arago
- The Life of Arago
- The Nature of Light
- The Velocity of Light
- The Birth of Electromagnetism
- The Measurement of the Earth
- Arago and the Paris Observatory
- Arago, Astronomer
- Arago, Geophysicist and Meteorologist
- Towards Applied Physics
- The Promoter of Science and Technique
- The Heritage of Arago.