Catalogue description Recherches sur le Barometre...

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Details of 1922/C57
Reference: 1922/C57
Title: Recherches sur le Barometre...
Description:

Research on the barometer, in de Luc's hand. Dated on top cover 1764, although this is the earlier part of the work (see also C58). Together with a printed 16-page prospectus for the published work ("Recherches sur les modifications de l'atmosphere", Geneva 1772)

 

Contains: ms copy of J.A. de Luc's "Recherche sur le Barometre...". Piece Ref: 1922/C57/1.

 

Author: LUC, Jean Andre de
Date: 1764-1772
Held by: Alpine Club Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 11 volume (243 p.)booklet (16 p.)
Physical condition: ms and printed
Immediate source of acquisition:

By descent through the de Luc family. After the death of the last de Luc, his cousin Paul-Louis Bader, a Swiss antiquarian book and manuscript dealer, purchased all the J.A. de Luc material from the gentleman's daughter. This item was part of a lot offered to Count Alain de Suzannet in 1944. Bequeathed to the AC by de Suzannet.

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