Alexis-Marie de Rochon

Physicist, Author

1741 – 1817

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Who was Alexis-Marie de Rochon?

Alexis-Marie de Rochon, known as Abbé Rochon, was born in Brest, France on 21 February 1741, and died in Paris on 5 April 1817. He was a French astronomer, physicist and traveller. He worked on lens design and crystal optics, inventing the Rochon prism polariser.

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Born
1741
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  • Alexis Rochon
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Died
1817

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on July 23, 2013

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