Hippolyte Fizeau

Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau was a French physicist who, in 1849, measured the speed of light to within 5% accuracy. In 1851, he measured the speed of light in moving water in an experiment known as the Fizeau experiment.

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Who was born first?

• Hippolyte Fizeau and Annibale de Gasparis were born the same year
• Hippolyte Fizeau and Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet were born the same year
• Hippolyte Fizeau and Léon Foucault were born the same year
• Hippolyte Fizeau and John Couch Adams were born the same year
• Hippolyte Fizeau and Otto Wilhelm von Struve were born the same year

Timeline

1. Annibale de GasparisNovember 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892
2. Hippolyte Fizeau (this page)September 23, 1819 – September 18, 1896
3. John Couch AdamsJune 5, 1819 – January 21, 1892
4. Léon FoucaultSeptember 18, 1819 – February 11, 1868
5. Otto Wilhelm von StruveMay 7, 1819 – April 14, 1905
6. Sir George Stokes, 1st BaronetAugust 13, 1819 – February 1, 1903

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716