Hippolyte Fizeau: Physicist of the light - Couverture souple

Lequeux, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2759820459 ISBN 13 : 9782759820450

Editeur : EDP SCIENCES, 2021

Synopsis

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 The book, illustrated with numerous autographs and featuring important unpublished texts, is written in a lively and easily accessible way.

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À propos de l'auteur

James Lequeux a dirigé la Station de radioastronomie de Nançay et l'Observatoire de Marseille, et a été pendant quinze ans rédacteur en chef de la revue européenne Astronomy & Astrophysics. Il a écrit de nombreux ouvrages d'histoire des sciences et de vulgarisation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: EDP SCIENCES
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2759820459
• ISBN 13: 9782759820450
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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