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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arago canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomer
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ politician ⓘ science popularizer ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer | Paris Observatory ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Arago self-link ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
electromagnetism ⓘ optics ⓘ physics ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| fullName | François Arago ⓘ |
| givenName | François ⓘ |
| influenced |
Urbain Le Verrier
ⓘ
later 19th-century physicists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Augustin-Jean Fresnel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administration of the Paris Observatory
ⓘ
popularization of science ⓘ work on electromagnetism ⓘ work on optics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bureau des Longitudes
ⓘ
Académie des Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| movement | 19th-century French science ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the discovery of the velocity of light in moving media
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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