Lequeux Hippolyte Fizeau

Physicist of the light
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-2-7598-2188-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 150 Seiten

Reihe: Sciences et Histoire

The French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau was the first to have directly measured the velocity of light in 1849. He discovered the shift in wavelength produced by the relative velocity of a light or sound source and an observer independently from Doppler. But it is not generally known that he was also a pioneer of photography, that he performed with Léon Foucaults magnificent interference experiments, in particular in the infrared, and also that several of his other experiments put his successors on the track to Relativity. Fizeau also imagined, in 1851, that the apparent diameter of stars could be measured by interferometry, opening the way for developments that are presently experiencing enormous success. This book is the very first devoted to the scientific work of this great physicist.
Most of the experimental notes of Fizeau have been preserved as well as many of his instruments, making it possible to reconstruct the processes of his research in an exceptionally precise and detailed manner. The book, illustrated with numerous autographs and featuring important unpublished texts, is written in a lively and easily accessible way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lequeux, James

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Contributor: James Lequeux James LEQUEUX a commencé sa carrière de chercheur dès 1954, principalement en radioastronomie. Il a réalisé l’une des premières cartes de l’émission radio de notre Galaxie et est un des premiers à avoir déterminé la structure des radiosources. Il a participé à la construction du grand radiotélescope de Nançay et a été impliqué dans la genèse de l’IRAM.