- Jacques Arago
Jacques Arago, (1790-1855) a brother of
François Arago , a littérateur, artist and explorer, author of a "Voyage Round the World".Jacques was the brother of François Arago, (1786 - 1853), a scientist and politician, the most famous of the four Aragot brothers. His two other brothers were
Jean Arago , (1788 - 1836), a general in the Mexican army; and Étienne Arago, (1802 - 1892), a writer and politician.Jacques Aragot joined
Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship "Uranie", which inspired his witty "Voyage autour du monde".Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on traveling and writing for the theater. In "Curieux voyage autour du monde" (1853), he tells of his round trip without once using the letter "a". [
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* [http://www.mediterranees.net/voyageurs/jacques_arago/texte.html Curieux voyage autour du monde de Jacques Arago ] ]
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Circumnavigation
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