Biot, Jean-Baptiste

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• Biot, Jean-Baptiste — (1774 1862)    physicist, mathematician, astronomer    Born in Paris, Jean Baptiste Biot became professor of physics at the collège de france in 1800 and was elected to membership in the Academy of Sciences in 1803. In that year he discovered the …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• Biot, Jean-Baptiste — ▪ French physicist born April 21, 1774, Paris, France died Feb. 3, 1862, Paris  French physicist who helped formulate the Biot Savart law, which concerns magnetic fields, and laid the basis for saccharimetry, a useful technique of analyzing sugar …   Universalium

• Biot , Jean Baptiste — (1774–1862) French physicist Biot, a Parisian by birth, grew up during the French Revolution and at the age of 18 he joined the army as a gunner. He left a year later to study mathematics at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. On leaving he taught… …   Scientists

• Biot, Jean-Baptiste — ► (1774 1862) Físico francés. Estableció diversas teorías entre las que destacan la de la conductibilidad calorífica. Formuló la llamada ley de Biot y Savart …   Enciclopedia Universal

• BIOT, JEAN BAPTISTE —    an eminent French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, born at Paris; professor of Physics in the College of France; took part in measuring an arc of the meridian along with Arago; made observations on the polarisation of light, and… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Jean Baptiste Biot — Ballonflug mit Gay Lussac Jean Baptiste Biot (* 21. April 1774 in Paris; †  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jean-baptiste biot — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Biot. Jean Baptiste Biot Jean Baptiste Biot (Paris, 21 avril …   Wikipédia en Français

• Jean-Baptiste Biot —     Jean Baptiste Biot     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean Baptiste Biot     A physicist and mathematician, born at Paris, France, 21 April, 1774; died. there, 3 February, 1862. He studied at first at the College of Louis le Grand; in 1793 he… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jean-Baptiste Biot — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Biot. Jean Baptiste Biot Jean Baptiste Biot Naissance 21 avril  …   Wikipédia en Français

• Jean-Baptiste Biot — Infobox Scientist name = Jean Baptiste Biot box width = image width =150px caption = Jean Baptiste Biot birth date = 21 April 1774 birth place = Paris death date = 3 February 1862 death place = Paris residence = citizenship = nationality = French …   Wikipedia