Dominique François Jean Arago
1786 - 1853
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Arago was an important French mathematician and politician. He made important discoveries on the corpuscular theory of light
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| Honours awarded to François Arago (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1815 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1818 |
| Royal Society Copley Medal | 1825 |
| Lunar features | Crater Arago |
| Paris street names | Boulevard Arago, Jardins Arago and Square Arago (13th Arrondissement) |
| Planetary features | Crater Arago on Mars |
| Commemorated on the Eiffel Tower | |
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- Metropole Paris (The Paris meridian)
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