During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the most avidly debated topic among scientists worldwide was the nature of light: was it a beam of flowing particles, a theory which had become generally accepted, or could there be truth in...

1774-1862 French Physicist Jean Baptiste Biot is perhaps best described as a polymath who made important contributions to acoustics, optics, and electromagnetic theory during a career that also included significant work in astronomy, geodesy, and many...

Jean-Baptiste Biot (April 21 1774, Paris – February 3 1862, Paris) was a French physicist, astronomer and mathematician. In the early 1800s, he studied the polarisation of light passing through chemical solutions, as well as the relationship...

Quebecers have been energetically celebrating St. Jean Baptiste Day with enthusiasm for 164 years, passionately promoting French-Canadian nationalism. Excerpts from two Quebec newspapers describe how it was celebrated in an earlier era. From The Morning Chronicle, Quebec City, June 25, 1873. ...

The last detailed monograph about the French painter Jean Baptiste Huet was published in 1892. (1) Now, more than a century later, after much research in the Archives nationales in Paris and the compilation of a catalogue of his drawings and paintings, it...