Excerpts from La lumière, ses causes et ses effects , 1867.

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Excerpts from La lumière, ses causes et ses effects , 1867.

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Handwritten excerpts, in English, from Becquerel's publication La lumière, ses causes et ses effects. First manuscript is pages 207-213 of Becquerel's publication; the second one begins on page 322 and includes 19 pages of handwritten text.. The manuscripts are stamped "From the William J. Hammer Scientific Collection."

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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