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There should be another, the Fresnel-Arago bright spot, but
Poisson usurped that without even trying, and Fresnel has been very well
treated in eponymy anyway.
Leigh,
I think Poisson's fate of being remember for something that he said did
not exist has a wonderful irony to it. Arargo is probably the biggest loser
as little of what he did is remembered today.
Did the zone plate work?
Gary
* Some time ask me about using a Fresnel zone plate to make a satellite
receiver antenna.
Gary Karshner
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas
KARSHNER@STMARYTX.EDU