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Jacques Babinet
Born(1794-03-05)5 March 1794
Lusignan, France
Died21 October 1872(1872-10-21) (aged 78)
Paris, France
Known for
  • Invention of polariscope and an optical goniometer
  • Babinet's principle
  • Babinet projection
  • Babinet–Soleil compensator
  • Baer–Babinet law

Jacques Babinet (French: [babinɛ]; 5 March 1794 – 21 October 1872) was a French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who is best known for his contributions to optics.

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Fiberscope

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Optical fiber

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October 21

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List of eponymous laws

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and shape except for the overall forward beam intensity. Named for Jacques Babinet. Baldwin's rules predict feasibility of ring-closing reactions in organic...

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March 5

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Scientific phenomena named after people

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1794 in France

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Gustave Lambert

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1872 in France

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List of map projections

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List of French films of 2023

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2016 Cannes Film Festival

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