Jean-Baptiste Biot

Jean-Baptiste Biot was a French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician who co-discovered the Biot–Savart law of magnetostatics with Félix Savart, established the reality of meteorites, made an early balloon flight, and studied the polarization of light.

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Who was born first?

• Jean-Baptiste Biot and William Henry were born the same year
• Jean-Baptiste Biot and Francis Baily were born the same year
• Jean-Baptiste Biot and Karl Mollweide were born the same year
• Jean-Baptiste Biot and Edward Charles Howard were born the same year
• Jean-Baptiste Biot was born 1 year after Nathaniel Bowditch

Timeline

1. Nathaniel BowditchMarch 26, 1773 – March 16, 1838
2. Edward Charles HowardMay 28, 1774 – September 27, 1816
3. Francis BailyApril 28, 1774 – August 30, 1844
4. Jean-Baptiste Biot (this page)April 21, 1774 – February 3, 1862
5. Karl MollweideFebruary 3, 1774 – March 10, 1825
6. William HenryDecember 12, 1774 – September 2, 1836

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• 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