Notes concerning air, 1780-ca. 1795.

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Notes concerning air, 1780-ca. 1795.

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Autograph manuscript, drawings, and annotated clippings on topics arranged alphabetically for a planned encyclopedia of science; the majority (ss. 1-251) concerns air (from aeromètre to air sa vitesse). Bundled in its original cardboard folder with ties, lettered : 2. air à animaux.

280 leaves ; 18 cm.

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Duveen, David,

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Adanson, Michel, 1727-1806

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Epithet: French naturalist and traveller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000741.0x000252 Michel Adanson was a noted French botanist. During his lifetime, he assembled a large number of notes and documents for a projected but never completed scientific encylcopedia. As late as 1934, these notes were stored in 48 bundles in the castle of Baleine at Villaneuve-sur-l'Allier, but they were subsequently dispersed. ...