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'''Jean-Baptiste Biot''' (1774-1862) was a French physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and chemist. | '''Jean-Baptiste Biot''' (1774-1862) was a French physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and chemist. | ||
Biot was born in Paris 21 April 1774 and died in the same city on 3 February 1862. | Biot was born in Paris 21 April 1774 and died in the same city on 3 February 1862. | ||
Jean-Baptiste got a degree from the École Polytechnique and in 1800 became professor of physics and mathematics at the Collège de France and at the Faculté des Sciences. In 1803 he became a member of the First Class of the Institut de France (in the revolutionary years this was the name for the French Académie des Sciences). Biot became a member (an "immortal") of the Académie française in 1856. | Jean-Baptiste got a degree from the École Polytechnique and in 1800 became professor of physics and mathematics at the Collège de France and at the Faculté des Sciences. In 1803 he became a member of the First Class of the Institut de France (in the revolutionary years this was the name for the French Académie des Sciences). Biot became a member (an "immortal") of the Académie française in 1856. | ||
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*In 1805 he published the important book: ''Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique'' [Elementary Treatise on Physical Astronomy]. | *In 1805 he published the important book: ''Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique'' [Elementary Treatise on Physical Astronomy]. | ||
*In 1820 he made his historic discovery, together with [[Félix Savart]], that the strength of the magnetic field caused by a current flowing through a wire varies inversely with the distance from the wire. This is now known as [[Biot-Savart's law]] | *In 1820 he made his historic discovery, together with [[Felix Savart|Félix Savart]], that the strength of the magnetic field caused by a current flowing through a wire varies inversely with the distance from the wire. This is now known as [[Biot-Savart's law]]. | ||
[[ | *In 1835 he laid the basis for [[saccharimetry]]. He found that sugar solutions rotate the plane of polarization when a beam of [[polarized light]] passes through and that the angle of rotation is a direct measure of the [[concentration]] of the solution. This provides a nondestructive way of determining sugar concentration. For this work Biot was awarded the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society in 1840.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 4 September 2024
Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862) was a French physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and chemist. Biot was born in Paris 21 April 1774 and died in the same city on 3 February 1862.
Jean-Baptiste got a degree from the École Polytechnique and in 1800 became professor of physics and mathematics at the Collège de France and at the Faculté des Sciences. In 1803 he became a member of the First Class of the Institut de France (in the revolutionary years this was the name for the French Académie des Sciences). Biot became a member (an "immortal") of the Académie française in 1856.
Some of Biot's major works are:
- In 1804 he accompanied Joseph Louis Gay Lussac on the first hot-air balloon ascent undertaken for scientific purposes.
- In 1805 he published the important book: Traité élémentaire d'astronomie physique [Elementary Treatise on Physical Astronomy].
- In 1820 he made his historic discovery, together with Félix Savart, that the strength of the magnetic field caused by a current flowing through a wire varies inversely with the distance from the wire. This is now known as Biot-Savart's law.
- In 1835 he laid the basis for saccharimetry. He found that sugar solutions rotate the plane of polarization when a beam of polarized light passes through and that the angle of rotation is a direct measure of the concentration of the solution. This provides a nondestructive way of determining sugar concentration. For this work Biot was awarded the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society in 1840.