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Wolfram Science World: Fresnel, Augustin

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This site from ScienceWorld provides a short biographical sketch of Augustin Fresnel (1788-1827 CE) and describes his most notable scientific discoveries and contributions. Links are provided throughout for additional information.

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Concepts
optics, polarization, refraction
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Additional Tags
conical refraction, discoveries, double refraction, ether drag, history of optics, light experiments, a. j. fresnel, arago, fresnel, fresnel's equations, fresnel's theory, poisson, william rowan hamilton, young, reflection
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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