François Arago A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics /

• Main Author: Lequeux, James (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 421
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

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. Thi...

Table of Contents:

• 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.