Léon Foucault
Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (18 September 1819–11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light, invented the gyroscope, and discovered eddy currents. The Foucault crater on the Moon is named after him.
Death and afterwards
Foucault died of what was probably a rapidly-developing case of multiple sclerosis on February 11, 1868 at Paris and was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.
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February 11 - 1868 - Cimetière de Montmartre
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