Armand Fizeau: Speed of Light

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Armand Fizeau Speed of Light

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• Brady Molnar
• Dirty Kirton Rod

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Biography

• Born in Paris, France, September 23, 1819
• His father, wealthy physician
• Secondary Education at College Stanislas
• Went to college to pursue medicine, but because
  of poor health he had to cut short his
  attendance, then turned to science
• Didnt return to school, but concentrated on
  physics

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Scientific Accomplishments
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Fizeau Wheel

• Developed 1849
• Used to measure speed of light
• Modified successfully by Albert Michelson

http//scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/FizeauWhee
l.html
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Doppler Effect

• Reputed to be the first to employ Christian
  Doppler in acoustics, considered to be the first
  accurate measurement of the speed of light.

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