Augustin-Jean Fresnel

1788 – 1827 France

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Who was Augustin-Jean Fresnel?

French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Augustin-Jean Fresnel (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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1827

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Taurus

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