Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, 1683-1757

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Dates:
Birth 1683-02-28
Death 1757-10-17
French,
Italian, French,

Biographical notes:

Réaumur was a French physicist and naturalist.

From the guide to the Manuscripts and illustrations for Descriptions des arts et métiers, 1721-1787., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Réaumur was a French physicist and naturalist. Duhamel du Monceau was a French botanist, agriculturist and physicist. Fougeroux, the nephew of Duhamel, was a French physiologist and archaeologist.

From the description of Manuscripts and illustrations for Descriptions des arts et métiers, 1721-1787. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375157

French naturalist and physicist.

From the description of Notes on the manufacture of porcelain and glass, ca. 1722. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84155169

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to an unidentified recipient, 1751 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616458

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Subjects:

  • Beetles
  • Ceramics
  • Coal
  • Drawing, French
  • Engineering
  • Illustration of books
  • Metallurgy
  • Porcelain
  • Scarabs
  • Technical illustration

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  • France (as recorded)

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