Person Foucault; Jean Bernard Leon (1819 - 1868) Foucault Jean Bernard Leon 1819 - 1868 French Male Paris, France 18 September 1819 Paris, France 11 February 1868

Experimental physics Career: Began studying medicine, but gave it up in favour of physics; studied the diurnal motion of the earth; Physical Assistant, Imperial Observatory; paralysed (1867) Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1855 Foreign Member 09/06/1864 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1868-1869 vol 17 pp lxxxiii-lxxxiv References: A A Mills and R Hall, 'The Production of a Plane Surface. As Illustrated by Specula From Some Early Newtonian Telescopes' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 147-166 Otto Mayr, 'Victorian Physicists and Speed Regulation: An Encounter Between Science and Technology' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 205-228 T Quinn, 'Foucault, a man of many parts. William Tobin, The Life and Science of Leon Foucault: the man who proved the Earth rotates' in NR 2004 vol 58 p 239-242 Notes: DSB gives birth date as 19 September 1819 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 18 or 19 Sep 1819 - 11 Feb 1868 NA7544 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/69024801 f5d898af-b8e6-4f35-99e9-cfc91325b59e