Jacques Babinet

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Jacques Babinet

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Jacques Babinet's Degrees

• Doctorate Physics Université Paris Cité

Why Is Jacques Babinet Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Jacques Babinet was a French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who is best known for his contributions to optics. Biography His father was Jean Babinet and mother, Marie‐Anne Félicité Bonneau du Chesn. Babinet started his studies at the Lycée Napoléon, but was persuaded to abandon a legal education for the pursuit of science. A graduate of the École Polytechnique, which he left in 1812 for the Military School at Metz, he was later a professor at the Sorbonne and at the Collège de France. In 1840, he was elected as a member of the Académie Royale des Sciences. He was also an astronomer of the Bureau des Longitudes.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Jacques Babinet?

Jacques Babinet is affiliated with the following schools:

• Université Paris Cité