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298 - [Science – July Monarchy]
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[Science – July Monarchy] Constant Prévost (1787–1856), geologist and president of the Geological Society Set of 8 manuscripts, 1 letter from the author and miscellaneous documents Letter from the author, 10 December 1842, 3 pp., in-4; draft of a letter addressed to the President of the Institut de France, concerning an internal debate on the admission of ‘foreigners’ (non-academicians) to present their work at meetings. Constant Prévost attempts to strike a balance between the ‘private’ nature of academic sessions and the need for openness to external scholars, whilst quoting his illustrious contemporary Victor Hugo, who was elected to the Académie française in 1841. He draws on Victor Hugo’s criticism – who considered the institution too insular – to urge the Academy of Sciences not to become an ivory tower and to remain open to external discoveries. 7 manuscripts, 1829–1838, drafts of lectures written by Constant Prévost, which he delivered as a lecturer during sessions held at the Athénée de Paris or Athénée Royal, on Rue de Valois in Paris, as well as at the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne in Paris, on topics such as rocks, fossils, geology, etc. Small handwritten notebook, 33 pp., in-12 format, containing notes with ink sketches of reptiles, insects, etc. Observations on the Beauchamp shell sands and on the mixtures of marine and fluvial shells in the same strata, printer’s proofs with handwritten corrections and additions by Constant Prévost Geological memoirs and observations by Constant Prévost, application for membership of the Academy of Sciences, 1835, printer’s proofs with handwritten corrections and deletions, 16 pp., in-8 Notice of examination for candidates for the Bachelor’s degree in Physical Sciences, 1845 FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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