Arago
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Arago was a prominent 19th-century French physicist, astronomer, and politician known for his work on optics, electromagnetism, and the popularization of science.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomer
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human → physicist → politician → science popularizer → |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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| employer |
Paris Observatory
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| ethnicGroup |
French
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| familyName |
Arago
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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electromagnetism → optics → physics → science communication → |
| fullName |
François Arago
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| givenName |
François
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| influenced |
Urbain Le Verrier
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later 19th-century physicists → |
| influencedBy |
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
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| knownFor |
administration of the Paris Observatory
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popularization of science → work on electromagnetism → work on optics → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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| memberOf |
Bureau des Longitudes
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French Academy of Sciences → |
| movement |
19th-century French science
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| nativeLanguage |
French
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| notableAchievement |
contributed to early studies of electromagnetism
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helped establish the wave theory of light in France → promoted public understanding of science in the 19th century → |
| notableStudentOrProtégé |
Urbain Le Verrier
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| notableWork |
contributions to the discovery of the velocity of light in moving media
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experiments on light polarization → popular lectures on astronomy and physics → research on the wave theory of light → work on the rotation of polarized light → |
| occupation |
astronomer
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physicist → politician → science communicator → university teacher → |
| positionHeld |
director of the Paris Observatory
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member of the French Chamber of Deputies → member of the Provisional Government of France → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Paris
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Referenced by (2)
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Arago
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familyName |
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Augustin-Jean Fresnel
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influenced |