Author:Augustin Jean Fresnel

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Augustin Jean Fresnel
(1788–1827)

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French civil engineer and physicist whose research in optics led to the acceptance of the wave theory of light

Works

Letter to Arago on biaxial birefringence, 21 September 1821 (translated).
Note on the article on the ascent of clouds (1822) (translated)

Works about Fresnel

The wave theory of light; memoirs of Huygens, Young and Fresnel by Henry Crew, 1900 (external scan)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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