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Henry Darcy | |
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Born | 10 June 1803 |
Died | 3 January 1858 Paris | (aged 54)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique École des Ponts et Chaussées |
Known for | Darcy's law Darcy–Weisbach equation |
Awards | Légion d'honneur[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Hydraulics |
Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy (French: [ɑ̃ʁi daʁsi]; 10 June 1803 – 3 January 1858) was a French engineer who made several important contributions to hydraulics, including Darcy’s law for flow in porous media.