François Arago
François Jean Dominique Arago (Catalan: Francesc Joan Dominic Aragó; February 26, 1786 – October 2, 1853) was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician.
François Arago | |
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| 25th Prime Minister of France | |
| In office May 9, 1848 – June 24, 1848 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Eugène Cavaignac |
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| Born | February 26, 1786 |
| Died | October 2, 1853 |
| Political party | None |
François Arago Media
Charles Babbage, Account of the repetition of M. Arago's experiments on the magnetism manifested by various substances during the act of rotation, 1825
One of the 135 Arago medallions set along the Paris Meridian for 9.2 km (6 mi), in memorial to Arago and his work on the meridian and his measurements of the Earth.
The François Arago of 1882
Grave of Arago at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
