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100 1 _aBertrand, Joseph,
_d1822-1900
245 1 0 _aArago et sa vie scientifique
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-08-19
508 _aProduced by Mireille Harmelin, W.T.Duck and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Arago et sa vie scientifique" by Joseph Bertrand is a biography written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the life and scientific contributions of François Arago, a renowned French physicist and astronomer who made significant advancements in optical physics and contributed to the establishment of scientific norms during a transformative era in scientific thought. In this detailed account, Bertrand narrates Arago's early life, educational journey, and pivotal contributions to optics, such as his work on light polarization and the theories of light propagation, which positioned him as a key figure in the transition between classical and modern physics. The narrative also covers Arago's adventures in Spain during political unrest, his role in the Académie des Sciences, and his relationships with contemporaneous scientists like Fresnel and Ampère. Bertrand captures Arago's profound impact on science, his dedication to teaching, and his legacy as a public intellectual, intertwining personal anecdotes with rigorous scientific discourse to highlight a remarkable career committed to the pursuit of knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aArago, F. (François), 1786-1853
653 _aPhysicists -- France -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26363
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