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Fresnel, Augustin Jean

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

French physicist, born at Broglie, Eure; as an engineer he rose to be head of the Department of Public Works at Paris; in 1825 he was elected an F.R.S. of London; he made discoveries in optical science which helped to confirm the undulatory theory of light, also invented a compound lighthouse lens (1783-1827).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Fresnel, Augustin Jean'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​f/fresnel-augustin-jean.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.