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On This Day: French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of... (1822) - Illustration on discovery | IllustrateTheWord

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On This Day: French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of... (1822)

Source: Today in History (history.muffinlabs.com) - CC BY-SA 3.058 words

On September 16, 1822: French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences, reports a direct refraction experiment verifying David Brewster's hypothesis that photoelasticity (as it is now known) is stress-induced birefringence.

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it when preaching about discovery.

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