Fizeau

[ fee-zoh ]

/ fiˈzoʊ /

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noun

Ar·mande Hip·po·lyte Louis

[ar-mahnee-paw-leetlwee], /arˈmɑ̃ i pɔˈlit lwi/, 1819–96, French physicist.

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How to use Fizeau in a sentence

Wheatstone's device of the revolving mirror was afterwards employed by Foucault and Fizeau to measure the velocity of light.
Heroes of the Telegraph|J. Munro
The velocity of light was experimentally found, in 1862, by Fizeau and Foucault, each using an independent method.
History of Astronomy|George Forbes
Fizeau was unable to observe interference when the difference of path amounted to 50,000 wave lengths.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888|Various
I shall endeavor to make the principle of Fizeau's apparatus clear to you.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach

The distinction was pointed out by Hippolyte Fizeau in 1848.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various