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Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician, c1820. Artist: Delpech

Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician, c1820. Artist: Delpech

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Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician, c1820. Arago made important discoveries in the fields of astronomy, magnetism and optics. He was appointed director of the Paris Observatory in 1843. A staunch republican, he entered politics in 1830 and became a member of the provisional government formed after the Revolution of 1848.

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  1. Delpech, attributed to: French: Artist, lithographer, printmaker
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  1. Dominique Francois Jean Arago: French: Scientist, astronomer, physicist, statesman
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  1. Lithograph
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  1. Portrait
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  1. 000195
  1. 000195
  1. 0390001173
  1. 1-152-229
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  1. 1173
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