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Pic du Midi in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Pic du Midi in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1930–1930

Historical events in Pic du Midi

1930

1930
Coronagraph
Bernard Ferdinand Lyot · Astronomy

Develops the coronagraph to block direct sunlight inside a telescope.

1930
Daylight Solar Corona Observation
Bernard Ferdinand Lyot · Astronomy

Makes routine daylight observation of the solar corona possible.

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Pic du Midi. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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