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Francois Arago - A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
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Francois Arago - A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 421
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Francois 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 physics, astronomy, geodesy and
oceanography, which are far from negligible, but insufficiently
known. Arago was also an important and influential political man
who, for example, abolished slavery in the French colonies. One of
the last humanists, he had a very broad culture and range of
interests. In parallel to his biography, this title also covers the
spectacular progresses of science at the time of Arago, especially
in France: the birth of physical optics, electromagnetism and
thermodynamics. Francois Arago's life is a fascinating epic tale
that reads as a novel.
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