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François Arago

François Arago – Eat your heart out Indiana Jones!

Vicky 31/03/2021 0 Comments

Born in Estagel (near Perpignan) in 1786, Arago not only forged successful careers in science and politics but was also a swashbuckler who got into the kind of scrapes that make Harrison Ford’s big-screen escapades look positively pedestrian.

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