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Augustin-Jean Fresnel

Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788 - 1817) was a French physicist whose pioneering work in optics did much to establish the wave theory of light.

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$Fresnel Diffraction Applet$

Fresnel Diffraction Applet

The Applet shows by computer simulation, the diffraction of light through a bi-dimensional aperture according with Fresnel theory.

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http://www.geocities.com/piratord/Difra/difra.html

Fresnel Lens

Faced with the need to construct a large lens for a lighthouse of appropriate focal length, but unable to support the large weight of a double convex lens of that size, French physicist Augustin ...

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