Francesco Zantedeschi
Francesco Zantedeschi (born August 18, 1797 in Dolcè (Verona), † March 29, 1873 ) was an Italian priest and physicist . Most recently he was Professor of Physics at the University of Padua .
In the years 1829 and 1830 Zantedeschi published conjectures about the generation of an electrical voltage in closed electrical circuits by the movement of magnets . He took part in the experiments of Michael Faraday in 1831. In 1849 he was elected to the Leopoldina , in 1852 he was appointed a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .
During his research on the solar system , Zantedeschi was one of the first to recognize that the earth's atmosphere noticeably filters the proportion of red, yellow and green light . It is believed that he had also discovered the connection between light and magnetism long before Maxwell's theory in 1867.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Zantedeschi, Francesco . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 59th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1890, p. 173 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz von Kobell : Francesco Zantedeschi (obituary) . In: Meeting reports of the mathematical-physical class of the KB Academy of Sciences in Munich . tape 4 , 1874, p. 70–71 ( online [PDF; accessed May 24, 2017]).
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| SURNAME | Zantedeschi, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian priest and physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dolcè (Verona) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1873 |