Henri Hureau de Sénarmont facts for kids
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Henri Hureau de Sénarmont
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| Born | 6 September 1808  Broué |
| Died | 30 June 1862 (aged 53) Paris |
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| Position held | president (French Academy of Sciences, 1859–1859) |
Henri Hureau de Sénarmont (born September 6, 1808 – died June 30, 1862) was a French scientist. He was a mineralogist, meaning he studied minerals, and a physicist, meaning he studied how matter and energy work.
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Early Life and Education
Henri Hureau de Sénarmont was born in a place called Broué in France. When he was young, from 1822 to 1826, he went to a famous school in Paris called the École Polytechnique. After that, he continued his studies at the École des Mines, which is a school for mining and geology.
As he grew older, he became a very important engineer in the field of mining. He also became a professor of mineralogy at the École des Mines in Paris, where he taught students about minerals. He even became the director of studies there.
Amazing Scientific Discoveries
Sénarmont was known for his important research in several areas of science.
Understanding Light and Heat
He did a lot of work on something called polarization. This is about how light waves vibrate in a specific direction. He also showed that heat spreads differently in different directions within a crystal. This idea is called the anisotropy of heat diffusion.
A special tool used to study polarized light is named after him. It's called a "Sénarmont prism polarizer."
Making Minerals in the Lab
Sénarmont was also very good at figuring out how to create minerals artificially. This means he could make them in a laboratory, just like they form naturally in the Earth.
Because of his work, a mineral discovered in 1851 was named after him. It's called senarmontite.
Mapping the Earth and Honoring a Friend
Henri Hureau de Sénarmont also created maps about the geology of certain areas in France, like Seine-et-Marne and Seine-et-Oise. Geology is the study of the Earth's physical structure and substances. These maps were made for the Geological Survey of France in 1844.
He greatly admired another famous scientist named Augustin Fresnel. Sénarmont worked hard to prepare a complete collection of Fresnel's scientific writings. Even though Sénarmont passed away before it was finished, his work was so well organized that other scientists could complete the project. The collection was published between 1866 and 1870.
See also
In Spanish: Henri Hureau de Senarmont para niños
