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Calendar of Scientific Pioneers

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February 3, 1862. Jean Baptiste Biot died.—Biot worked assiduously all his life at physics and made valuable contributions on the polarisation of light. His famous balloon ascent with Gay-Lussac, his geo-detical work with Arago, his biographical writings, and his activity as a member of the French Institute all made his name widely known.

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S., E. Calendar of Scientific Pioneers. Nature 106, 745 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/106745a0

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