François Arago A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics /

François Arago, the first to show in 1810 that the surface of the Sun and stars is made of incandescent gas and not solid or liquid, was a prominent physicist of the 19th century. He used his considerable influence to help Fresnel, Ampere and others develop their ideas and make themselves known. Thi...

Full description

Main Author: Lequeux, James. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 421
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20723-0