Sixty-four letters from scientific men, Written in 1770-1820
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MS. Rigaud 38
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Sixty-four letters from scientific men, almost all to Joâo Hyacintho de Magalhaens, 1770-1820, partly in alphabetical order of writers' names: the chief items appear to be:
- Johnson, John, glass-worker to dr. Abr. Robertson (3), 1820 (fol. 6).
- Kacstncr, Abraham Gotthelf (1), Oct. 29, 1770, in English (fol. 21).
- Fonseca, J. F. da (1), June 2, 1786, in Portuguese (fol. 80).
- Herschell, sir William (1), May 18, 1784 (fol. 89).
- Ivory, James (1), Oct. 5, 1816 (fol. 100).
- König, Karl (1), Aug. 21, 1784, in French (fol. 103).
- Lalande, Joseph Jérôme de (1), Dec. 14, 1780, in French (fol. 109).
- Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (1), Apr. 30, 1789, in French (fol. 116).
- Messier, Charles (3), 1779-86, in French (fol. 119: cf. 164).
- Rigand, --, Paris physician (1), Apr. 26, 1781, in French (fol. 146).
- La Rochefoucauld, le due de (1), Apr. 8, 1783, in French (fol. 148).
- Le Roy, Pierre (2), 1787-9, in French (fol. 155).
- Shuckburgh, sir George (1), n.d. (fol. 170).
- Volta, Alessandro (1), Oct. 28, 1783, in French (fol. 186).
- Magallmens, José de (1), July 23, 1787 (fol. 198); with a draft of the reply, both in Portuguese.
- Vulliamy, B., watchmaker (1), Oct. 15, 1781 (fol. 202).
Dates
- Written in 1770-1820
Extent
208 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- French
- English
- Portuguese
Shelfmark
MS. Rigaud 38
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 26258
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 9 1/8 in.
Repository Details
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