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Hippolyte Fizeau
Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau (French: [ipɔlit fizo]; 23 September 1819 – 18 September 1896) was a French physicist who, in 1849, measured the speed of light to within 5% accuracy. In 1851, he measured the speed of light in moving water in an experiment known as the Fizeau experiment.
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Born
Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau(1819-09-23)23 September 1819Paris, Kingdom of France
Died
18 September 1896(1896-09-18) (aged 76)Venteuil, French Third Republic
Awards
Rumford Medal (1866)ForMemRS (1875)
Fields
Physics