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  • Opening sentence in E.M. Antoniadi, "Le centenaire d'Augustin Fresnel", L'Astronomie (Paris), vol. 41, pp. 241–246 (June 1927), translated as "The centenary of Augustin Fresnel" in Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1927, pp. 217–220.

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  • Arago, 1857, p. 403. Fresnel's solution was printed in the Correspondance sur l'École polytechnique, No. 4 (June–July 1805), pp. 78–80, and reprinted in Fresnel, 1866–70, vol. 2, pp. 681–684. Boutry (1948, p. 591) takes this story as referring to the entrance examination. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • G. Ripley and C.A. Dana (eds.), "Fresnel, Augustin Jean", American Cyclopædia, 1879, vol. 7, pp. 486–489. Contrary to this entry (p. 486), calcite and quartz were not the only doubly refractive crystals known before Fresnel; see (e.g.) Young 1855, pp. 250 (written 1810) and pp. 262,266,277 (written 1814), and Lloyd 1834, pp. 376–377. Young, T. (1855), Peacock, G. (ed.), Miscellaneous Works of the late Thomas Young, vol. 1, London: J. Murray Lloyd, H. (1834), "Report on the progress and present state of physical optics", Report of the Fourth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, no. 4, London: J. Murray, pp. 295–413
  • Young 1855, pp. 402–403. Young, T. (1855), Peacock, G. (ed.), Miscellaneous Works of the late Thomas Young, vol. 1, London: J. Murray
  • Fresnel, 1822a, tr. Young, in Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art, Jan–Jun1828, at pp. 213–215.
  • Lloyd 1834, p. 316. Lloyd, H. (1834), "Report on the progress and present state of physical optics", Report of the Fourth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, no. 4, London: J. Murray, pp. 295–413
  • Lloyd 1834, pp. 387–388. Lloyd, H. (1834), "Report on the progress and present state of physical optics", Report of the Fourth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, no. 4, London: J. Murray, pp. 295–413
  • Lloyd 1834, p. 382. Lloyd, H. (1834), "Report on the progress and present state of physical optics", Report of the Fourth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, no. 4, London: J. Murray, pp. 295–413

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  • Reilly, D. (December 1951). "Salts, acids & alkalis in the 19th century; a comparison between advances in France, England & Germany". Isis; an International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences. 42 (130): 287–296. doi:10.1086/349348. ISSN 0021-1753. PMID 14888349.
  • On the dimensions see Elton 2009, pp. 193–194; Fresnel, 1866–70, vol. 3, p. xxxiv; Fresnel, 1822b, tr. Tag, p. 7. Elton, J. (July 2009), "A Light to Lighten our Darkness: Lighthouse Optics and the Later Development of Fresnel's Revolutionary Refracting Lens 1780–1900", International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 79 (2): 183–244, doi:10.1179/175812109X449612
  • Elton 2009, p. 195. Elton, J. (July 2009), "A Light to Lighten our Darkness: Lighthouse Optics and the Later Development of Fresnel's Revolutionary Refracting Lens 1780–1900", International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 79 (2): 183–244, doi:10.1179/175812109X449612
  • Elton 2009, p. 190. Elton, J. (July 2009), "A Light to Lighten our Darkness: Lighthouse Optics and the Later Development of Fresnel's Revolutionary Refracting Lens 1780–1900", International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 79 (2): 183–244, doi:10.1179/175812109X449612
  • Cf. Elton 2009, p. 198, Figure 12. Elton, J. (July 2009), "A Light to Lighten our Darkness: Lighthouse Optics and the Later Development of Fresnel's Revolutionary Refracting Lens 1780–1900", International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 79 (2): 183–244, doi:10.1179/175812109X449612
  • Elton 2009, pp. 197–198. Elton, J. (July 2009), "A Light to Lighten our Darkness: Lighthouse Optics and the Later Development of Fresnel's Revolutionary Refracting Lens 1780–1900", International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 79 (2): 183–244, doi:10.1179/175812109X449612
  • Elton 2009, pp. 198–199. Elton, J. (July 2009), "A Light to Lighten our Darkness: Lighthouse Optics and the Later Development of Fresnel's Revolutionary Refracting Lens 1780–1900", International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 79 (2): 183–244, doi:10.1179/175812109X449612
  • Elton 2009, p. 200. Elton, J. (July 2009), "A Light to Lighten our Darkness: Lighthouse Optics and the Later Development of Fresnel's Revolutionary Refracting Lens 1780–1900", International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 79 (2): 183–244, doi:10.1179/175812109X449612
  • Frankel 1976, p. 172. Frankel, E. (May 1976), "Corpuscular optics and the wave theory of light: The science and politics of a revolution in physics", Social Studies of Science, 6 (2): 141–184, doi:10.1177/030631277600600201, JSTOR 284930

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  • Silliman 2008, p. 166. Silliman, R.H. (2008), "Fresnel, Augustin Jean", Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 5, Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, pp. 165–171 (The version at encyclopedia.com lacks the diagram and equations.)
  • Arago, 1857, p. 405; Silliman 2008, p. 166. Arago does not use quotation marks. Silliman, R.H. (2008), "Fresnel, Augustin Jean", Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 5, Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, pp. 165–171 (The version at encyclopedia.com lacks the diagram and equations.)
  • Silliman 2008, p. 171. Silliman, R.H. (2008), "Fresnel, Augustin Jean", Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 5, Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, pp. 165–171 (The version at encyclopedia.com lacks the diagram and equations.)

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  • G.E. Rines (ed.), "Fresnel, Augustin Jean", Encyclopedia Americana, 1918–20, vol. 12 (1919), p.93. (This entry inaccurately describes Fresnel as the "discoverer" of polarization of light and as a "Fellow" of the Royal Society, whereas in fact he explained polarization and was a "Foreign Member" of the Society; see text.)

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  • Levitt (2013, p. 23) says "in 1790". Silliman (1967, p. 7) says "by 1790". Boutry (1948, p. 590) says the family left Broglie in 1789. Levitt, T.H. (2013), A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse, New York: W.W. Norton, ISBN 978-0-393-35089-0 Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, p. 590. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, pp. 590–591. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, p. 592. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Arago, 1857, p. 403. Fresnel's solution was printed in the Correspondance sur l'École polytechnique, No. 4 (June–July 1805), pp. 78–80, and reprinted in Fresnel, 1866–70, vol. 2, pp. 681–684. Boutry (1948, p. 591) takes this story as referring to the entrance examination. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, pp. 592, 601. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, pp. 593–594. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, p. 593. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, p. 594. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Frankel 1976, p. 172. Frankel, E. (May 1976), "Corpuscular optics and the wave theory of light: The science and politics of a revolution in physics", Social Studies of Science, 6 (2): 141–184, doi:10.1177/030631277600600201, JSTOR 284930
  • Boutry 1948, pp. 601–602. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, pp. 602–603. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • Boutry 1948, pp. 603–604. Boutry, G.-A. (October 1948), "Augustin Fresnel: His time, life and work, 1788–1827", Science Progress, 36 (144): 587–604, JSTOR 43413515
  • MacCullagh, James (1830). "On the Double Refraction of Light in a Crystallized Medium, according to the Principles of Fresnel". The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. 16: 65–78. ISSN 0790-8113. JSTOR 30079025.
  • W.R. Hamilton, "Third supplement to an essay on the theory of systems of rays", Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. 17, pp. v–x,1–144, read 23 Jan.& 22 Oct.1832; jstor.org/stable/30078785 (author's introduction dated June 1833; volume started 1831(?), completed 1837).

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