Émile Verdet

Marcel Émile Verdet (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl emil vɛʁdɛ]; 13 March 1824 – 3 June 1866) was a French physicist. He worked in magnetism and optics, editing the works of Augustin-Jean Fresnel. Verdet did much to champion the early theory of the conservation of energy in France through his editorial supervision of the Annales de chimie et de physique.[1]

The Verdet constant is named after him.[2]

Books by Emile Verdet

References

  1. ^ Herivel, J. W. (December 1966). "Aspects of French Theoretical Physics in the Nineteenth Century". The British Journal for the History of Science. 3 (2): 109–132. doi:10.1017/S0007087400003794. ISSN 1474-001X.
  2. ^ "OPG". opg.optica.org. Retrieved 2026-03-02.