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− | '''Alexandre Arson''' was a civil engineer who worked for the | + | '''Alexandre Arson''' was a civil engineer who worked for the [[Compagnie Parisienne du Gaz]]; from 1857–1894 he was "Ingénieur Chef du Service des Usines". He was a founding member of the [[Société des ingénieurs civils de France]] in 1848 and its vice-president in 1876–7.<ref>M. E. Cornuault, président de la section de physique et de chimie industrielles, "Discors prononcé, l3 19 Février 1904, sur la dombe de M. Alexandre Arson", ''Mémoires et compte-rendu des travaux de la Société des ingénieurs civils de France'' 1904, pp. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101049482654&seq=258 242]–244.</ref> |
− | + | In the first part of his career Arson worked on fluid dynamics in pipes.<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=6EF9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA897 Arson]", ''Hydraulicians in Europe, 1800–2000'', vol. 2; p. 897.</ref> Later he developed an interest in aeronautics and on 17 July 1878 addressed the Société des ingénieurs civils on the subject of airship steering.<ref>[[Rameau, 1878, Communication de M. Arson]]</ref> | |
− | + | He was vice president of the balloon section of the [[International Aeronautical Congress of 1889]].<ref>[[L'Aéronaute]], 22(11) (November 1889), p. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5700096k/f1. 261].</ref><ref>"[https://archive.org/details/procesverbauxso00parigoog Congrès international d'aéronautique: Tenu à Paris du 31 juillet au 3 août 1889: Procès-Verbaux Sommaires]". Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1889; p. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044103253530&view=1up&seq=10 6].</ref> This Congress, with the [[Association française pour l'avancement des sciences]], created the [[Commission permanente civile d'áeronautique]], of which Arson was treasurer throughout the 1890s.<ref>See ''[[L'Aéronaute]]'', December 1898, p. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k56992613/f60.98] and other similar recurring blurbs.</ref> | |
− | + | In 1892 he was elected president of the [[Société française de navigation aérienne]].<ref>[[L'Aéronaute]], 35(12), December 1902, p. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5827442c/f2.item.r=aeronaute.langEN 318].</ref> | |
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 6 January 2024
Alexandre Arson was a civil engineer who worked for the Compagnie Parisienne du Gaz; from 1857–1894 he was "Ingénieur Chef du Service des Usines". He was a founding member of the Société des ingénieurs civils de France in 1848 and its vice-president in 1876–7.[1]
In the first part of his career Arson worked on fluid dynamics in pipes.[2] Later he developed an interest in aeronautics and on 17 July 1878 addressed the Société des ingénieurs civils on the subject of airship steering.[3]
He was vice president of the balloon section of the International Aeronautical Congress of 1889.[4][5] This Congress, with the Association française pour l'avancement des sciences, created the Commission permanente civile d'áeronautique, of which Arson was treasurer throughout the 1890s.[6]
In 1892 he was elected president of the Société française de navigation aérienne.[7]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Alexandre Arson or A. Arson or Arson
- Patent FR-1894-236873 (English title: machine of gas and rotating propeller applicable to the driving of aerostats)
- Patent FR-1897-263646 (English title: Gas machine suited to the control and direction of balloons, Filing date: 1897-02-02)
Publications by or about Alexandre Arson or A. Arson or Arson
- Rameau, 1878, Communication de M. Arson (Simple title: [Arson's address to the society of civil engineers], Journal: L'Aéronaute)
Alexandre Arson (or A. Arson or Arson) participated in these events:
- International Aeronautical Congress of 1889 (Start date: 1889-07-31, Locations: Paris, Country: FR, Tech focus: • • )
References
- ↑ M. E. Cornuault, président de la section de physique et de chimie industrielles, "Discors prononcé, l3 19 Février 1904, sur la dombe de M. Alexandre Arson", Mémoires et compte-rendu des travaux de la Société des ingénieurs civils de France 1904, pp. 242–244.
- ↑ "Arson", Hydraulicians in Europe, 1800–2000, vol. 2; p. 897.
- ↑ Rameau, 1878, Communication de M. Arson
- ↑ L'Aéronaute, 22(11) (November 1889), p. 261.
- ↑ "Congrès international d'aéronautique: Tenu à Paris du 31 juillet au 3 août 1889: Procès-Verbaux Sommaires". Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1889; p. 6.
- ↑ See L'Aéronaute, December 1898, p. [1] and other similar recurring blurbs.
- ↑ L'Aéronaute, 35(12), December 1902, p. 318.
Names | Alexandre Arson |
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Birth date | 1819-03-11 |
Death date | 1904-02-17 |
Countries | FR |
Locations | Paris |
Occupations | engineer |
Tech areas | Engine, Gas |
Affiliations | Société française de navigation aérienne, Compagnie Parisienne du Gaz, Société des ingénieurs civils de France, Commission permanente civile d'áeronautique |
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