Jean-Augustin Barral (1819 to 1884) was a French agronomist, chemist and science writer born in Metz. A former student of the École polytechnique, he taught chemistry and agronomy and wrote widely read popular works on agriculture and irrigation. He edited the Journal d'agriculture pratique, which he co-founded with Jacques Alexandre Bixio, and later founded the Journal de l'agriculture and La Presse scientifique des deux mondes. In 1871 he was elected permanent secretary of the Académie d'Agriculture, a post he held until his death in 1884, and he spent years compiling the collected works of François Arago. In July 1850 he and Bixio made a balloon ascent to measure the temperature and composition of the air. His name is among the 72 inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
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Jean-Augustin Barral (31 January 1819-10 September 1884) was a French agronomist and balloonist.
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Jean-Augustin Barral (31 January 1819-10 September 1884) was a French agronomist and balloonist.
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He wrote many works of popular science, especially concerning agriculture and irrigation
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