Meaning Of The Word Foucault
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Foucault in American English
Jean Berˈ nard Léˈon (ʒɑ̃ bɛʀˈnaʀ leɪˈɔ̃̃) 1819-68; Fr. physicist Foucault in British English noun: Jean Bernard Léon (ʒɑ̃ bɛrnar leɔ̃ ). 1819–68, French physicist. He determined the velocity of light and proved that light travels more slowly in water than in air (1850). He demonstrated by means of the pendulum named after him the rotation of the earth |
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