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François Arago 1786 - 1853
- occupation:
- Astronomer, Mathematician, Physicist, Politician
- Nationality:
- French
- born in:
- Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
An important French mathematician and politician. He made important discoveries on the corpuscular theory of light (Birthplace Estage, Perpignan)