Family tree of Léon FOUCAULT

Physicist, Astronomer, Geographer

French Born Jean Bernard Léon FOUCAULT

French physicist

Born on September 18, 1819 in Paris , France

Died on February 11, 1868 in Paris , France

Born on september 18 38

Deceased on february 11 31

Physicist 93

Astronomer, Geographer 60

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MINÉE

Jean

MOYON

Julienne

FOUCAULT

Jean Baptiste Marie

1747 - 1829

MINÉE

Julienne Claire

1753 - 1802

LEPETIT

Jean Jacques

GRASLOT

Anne

FOUCAULT

Jean Léon Fortuné

1784 - 1839

LEPETIT

Aimée Nicole

1793 - 1880

FOUCAULT

Jean Bernard Léon

1819 - 1868

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Foucault was best known for his demonstration of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light, discovered eddy currents, and is credited with naming the gyroscope.