Pierre Ango Explained

Pierre Ango (1640 in Rouen – 18 October 1694 in La Flèche) was a French Catholic priest and scientist.^{[1] [2]}

He was a professor at the College of La Flèche. In 1682, he published parts of Pardies' work on optics in his book Optique. In this work, Ango provided a construction for refraction which was not dissimilar that of Hooke.

Works

• 1682 - L'Optique divisée en trois livres (Optics divided in three books)

Notes and References

1. http://data.bnf.fr/12512101/pierre_ango/ Pierre Ango (1640-1694)
2. Book: Agustín, Udías . Jesuit Contribution to Science . New York. Springer . 2015 . 978-3-319-08364-3.