Jules Violle
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Jules Violle | |
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Born | 16 November 1841 Langres, France |
Died | 12 September 1923 Fixin, France | (aged 81)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Solar constant Violle(measurement of directional light later devalued to define the international standard the candela) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Luminous intensity |
Institutions | École Normale Supérieure, University of Grenoble, University of Lyon |
Doctoral students | Pierre Weiss |
![Sketch of Violle's actinometer concept](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/PSM_V18_D029_The_violle_actinometer.jpg/200px-PSM_V18_D029_The_violle_actinometer.jpg)
Jules Louis Gabriel Violle (16 November 1841 – 12 September 1923) was a French physicist and inventor.[1]
He is notable for having determined the solar constant at Mont Blanc in 1875, and, in 1881, for proposing a standard for luminous intensity, called the Violle, equal to the light emitted by 1 cm² of platinum at its melting point. It was the first unit of light intensity that did not depend on the properties of a particular lamp. This was much larger than traditional measures such as candlepower, so the standard SI unit candela was originally defined in 1946 as 1/60 Violle.
During his career, Violle taught at several colleges including the University of Lyon and the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers in Paris. He was one of the founders of the Institut d'optique théorique et appliquée and the École supérieure d'optique. He improved and invented a number of devices for measuring radiation, and determined the freezing and melting points of palladium.
Violle is believed by some to be the secret identity of Fulcanelli, a contemporary French alchemist whose true identity is still debated.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Prof. J. Violle". Nature. 112 (2815): 551. 13 October 1923. Bibcode:1923Natur.112R.551.. doi:10.1038/112551b0. ISSN 0028-0836. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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- 1841 births
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- People from Langres
- French physicists
- École Normale Supérieure alumni
- Members of the French Academy of Sciences
- Commanders of the Legion of Honour