François Arago
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François-Dominique Arago was a scientist and permanent secretary of the Académie des sciences de l'Institut de France.
He joined the Academy in 1809, at age 23, and became secrétaire perpétuel in 1830. Early on, he worked on optics and astronomy, then electro-magnetism.[1]
Publications by or about François Arago
- Arago, 1854, Oeuvres complètes (Simple title: Complete Works)
- Arago, 1863, Aeronautic voyages performed with a view to the advancement of science (Simple title: Aeronautic voyages performed with a view to the advancement of science, Journal: Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution)
| Names | François Arago |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1786-02-26 |
| Death date | 1853-10-02 |
| Countries | FR |
| Locations | Estagel, Roussillon. |
| Occupations | |
| Tech areas | Astronomy |
| Affiliations | Académie des sciences, Institut de France |
| Wikidata id | Q154353 |
- ↑ Jules Jamin, secrétaire perpétuel, "Éloge historique de M. François Arago, membre de l'institut", read at the academy 1885-02-23. Mémoires de l'Académie des sciences de l'Institut de France, January 1888, p. lxxix–cxxij.
