Project Gutenberg 2008-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 78 Bertrand, Joseph 1822 1900 Bertrand, Joseph Louis François Bertrand, J. (Joseph) Bertrand, Joseph Louis Francois Arago et sa vie scientifique Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced 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) "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.) fr Arago, F. (François), 1786-1853 Physicists -- France -- Biography CT QC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 90941 90611 2024-10-11T09:44:37.762856 2023-09-11T12:03:04.929733 text/html text/html 84979 2021-01-03T23:51:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 33385 2021-01-03T23:51:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 113695 2024-10-11T09:44:43.727828 application/epub+zip 113055 2024-10-11T09:44:41.166863 application/epub+zip 94575 2024-10-11T09:44:39.906844 application/epub+zip 238018 2024-10-11T09:44:45.608836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230513 2024-10-11T09:44:42.998832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190800 2022-09-12T09:06:55.001235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85131 84861 2024-10-11T09:44:37.491854 2023-09-11T12:03:04.757744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 82941 2021-01-03T23:51:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32400 2021-01-03T23:51:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20355 2024-10-11T09:44:45.735808 application/rdf+xml 15095 2024-10-11T09:44:40.513846 image/jpeg 3677 2024-10-11T09:44:40.179845 image/jpeg 113799 2024-10-11T09:44:37.772850 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia