Arago, Dominique François Jean
Persona
Dates 1786-1853
Paese FRANCE
Arago, François Dominique
Autore di 35 resources
1786-1853 // astronomo, matematico, fisico, uomo politico
Nationality France
Forename Dominique François Jean Arago Roig
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 politician. [...] In physics, he is known for helping establishing the wave theory of light. The Arago spot, an important experiment in optics that demonstrated this phenomenon, is named after him.
Catalogo in linea della Library of Congress http://catalog.loc.gov
Archives biographiques francaises: fusion dans un ordre alphabetique unique de 180 des plus importants ouvrages de reference biographiques francais publies du 17. au 20. siecle. London, K. G. Saur, 1988, microfiches