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Macedonio Melloni
1798Apr, 11

Macedonio Melloni

Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1854)
Macedonio Melloni (11 April 1798 – 11 August 1854) was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical properties to those of light.

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    Irish Rebellion of 1798

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