- Foucault rotating mirror
- вращающееся зеркало Фуко (для определения скорости света методом Фуко)
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики. 2014.
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики. 2014.
Foucault , Jean Bernard Léon — (1819–1868) French physicist Foucault, the son of a Parisian bookseller, originally intended to study medicine, but transferred his interest to physical science. In 1855 he became a physicist at the Paris Observatory. His main work was on… … Scientists
Foucault, Jean — ▪ French physicist in full Jean Bernard Léon Foucault born Sept. 18, 1819, Paris, France died Feb. 11, 1868, Paris French physicist who introduced and helped develop a technique of measuring the absolute velocity of light (speed of light) with … Universalium
Fizeau–Foucault apparatus — frame|200px|Schematic of the Fizeau Foucault apparatus and the improvement by Michelson.The original setup used a less brilliant light source, so that a clear scale had to be used so that one could stare into the beam.The Fizeau–Foucault… … Wikipedia
Jean-Bertrand-Leon Foucault — Jean Bertrand Léon Foucault † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean Bertrand Léon Foucault A physicist and mechanician, b. at Paris, 19 Sept., 1819; d. there 11 Feb., 1868. He received his early schooling at home and showed his mechanical… … Catholic encyclopedia
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Prosper-René Blondlot — (July 3, 1849 November 24, 1930) was a French physicist, best remembered for his mistaken identification of N rays, a phenomenon that subsequently proved to be illusory.Born in Nancy, France, he spent most of his early years there, teaching… … Wikipedia
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