Émile Sarrau

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Émile Sarrau
Born(1837-06-24)24 June 1837
Died10 May 1904(1904-05-10) (aged 66)
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry

Jacques Rose Ferdinand Émile Sarrau (Perpignan 24 June 1837 – Saint-Yrieix 10 May 1904)[1] was a French chemist. He worked most of his career at the laboratory in the Dépôt Central des Poudres et Salpêtres (Central Depot for Powder and Saltpetre).[2] He did research on explosive shock waves, the effects of explosives and he developed new explosives. The Mach number was sometimes called in French the Nombre de Sarrau (Sarrau number).[3][4]

References

  1. ^ (france), Académie des Inscriptions Belles-Lettres; France, Institut de (1904). Journal des Savants.
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  3. ^ "Jacques Rose Ferdinand Émile Sarrau". www.cosmovisions.com.
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