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François Arago A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics /
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. Th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Colección: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.