Édouard Roche

Édouard Albert Roche was a French astronomer and mathematician, who is best known for his work in the field of celestial mechanics. His name was given to the concepts of the Roche sphere, Roche limit, and Roche lobe. He also was the author of works in meteorology.

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Who was born first?

• Édouard Roche and Lewis A. Swift were born the same year
• Édouard Roche and Edmond Becquerel were born the same year
• Édouard Roche and Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois were born the same year
• Édouard Roche was born 1 year after Annibale de Gasparis
• Édouard Roche was born 1 year after Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet

Timeline

1. Annibale de GasparisNovember 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892
2. Sir George Stokes, 1st BaronetAugust 13, 1819 – February 1, 1903
3. Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de ChancourtoisJanuary 2, 1820 – November 14, 1886
4. Edmond BecquerelMarch 24, 1820 – May 11, 1891
5. Édouard Roche (this page)October 17, 1820 – April 27, 1883
6. Lewis A. SwiftFebruary 29, 1820 – January 5, 1913

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