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Armand Fizeau
1819 – 1896
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryArmand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau was a French physicist who, in 1849, measured the speed of light to within 5% accuracy. In 1851, he measured the speed of light in moving water in an experiment known as the Fizeau experiment.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 23, 1819
Paris
Date of death
September 18, 1896
château de Venteuil
Citizenship
Belgium
Occupations & fields
physicistastronomerengineerdaguerreotypistphotographer
Awards & honours
Rumford MedalForeign Member of the Royal Society72 names on the Eiffel TowerKnight of the Legion of Honour
Notable works
Doppler effectFizeau experimentFizeau interferometerFizeau–Foucault apparatus
- Field and occupation
- francúzsky fyzik
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