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Augustin-Jean Fresnel
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Augustin-Jean Fresnel was a French civil engineer and physicist whose research in optics led to the almost unanimous acceptance of the wave theory of light, fully supplanting Newton's corpuscular theo
Portrait of "Augustin Fresnel" from the frontispiece of his collected works, 1866
Portrait of "Augustin Fresnel" from the frontispiece of his collected works, 1866
Monument to Augustin Fresnel on the facade of his birthplace at 2 Rue Augustin Fresnel, Broglie (facing Rue Jean François Mérimée), inaugurated on 14
Monument to Augustin Fresnel on the facade of his birthplace at 2 Rue Augustin Fresnel, Broglie (facing Rue Jean François Mérimée), inaugurated on 14 September 1884. The inscription, when translated, says: "Augustin Fresnel, engineer of Bridges and Roads, member of the Academy of Sciences, creator of lenticular lighthouses, was born in this house on 10 May 1788. The theory of light owes to this emulator of Newton the highest concepts and the most useful applications."
Nyons, France, 19th century, drawn by Alexandre Debelle (1805–1897)
Nyons, France, 19th century, drawn by Alexandre Debelle (1805–1897)
First-order rotating catadioptric Fresnel lens, dated 1870, displayed at the Musée national de la Marine, Paris. In this case the dioptric prisms (ins
First-order rotating catadioptric Fresnel lens, dated 1870, displayed at the Musée national de la Marine, Paris. In this case the dioptric prisms (inside the bronze rings) and catadioptric prisms (outside) are arranged to give a purely flashing light with four flashes per rotation. The assembly stands 2.54 metres tall and weighs about 1.5 tonnes.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
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Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at 44 hectares.
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
…of his collected works, 1866 Born 10 May 1788 Broglie, Normandy, France Died 14 July 1827 (aged 39) Ville-d'Avray, Île-de-France, France Resting place Père Lachaise Cemetery Education École polytechnique (1804–1806) École des Ponts Known for Birefringence Diffraction Fresnel–Arago laws Fresnel equations Fresnel integrals…
Père Lachaise, Chemin Errazu
Père Lachaise, Chemin Errazu
The House of Père François de la Chaise, Mont-Louis (17th century)
The House of Père François de la Chaise, Mont-Louis (17th century)
The cemetery, an English-style park, with the tomb of Héloïse and Abélard (top right) (1815)
The cemetery, an English-style park, with the tomb of Héloïse and Abélard (top right) (1815)
Crematorium and columbarium building
Crematorium and columbarium building