Died 1812-02-24.
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Étienne-Louis Malus
Étienne-Louis Malus was a French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician.
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science · French officer, engineer, physicist and mathematician · mathematician · physicist · military engineer · also Étienne-Louis Malus, Etienne-Louis Malus, Malus
Born 23 July 1775 · Died 24 February 1812 · Q315391
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1810· 4 entries
Won Rumford Medal (1810).
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Awarded Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1810).
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The Royal Society of London awarded him the Rumford Medal
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Malus, while engaged on the theory of double refraction, casually examined through a doubly refracting prism of quartz the sunlight reflected from the windows of the Luxembourg palace
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1809· 1 entry
And his theory of double refraction of light in crystals, in 1810
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1796· 2 entries
Studied at École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz (1796–1796).
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Studied at École polytechnique (1794–1796).
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1793· 1 entry
Studied at École royale du génie de Mézières (1793).
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1775· 1 entry
Born 1775-07-23.
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