engraving antique from 1777 (1716) - Royal Academy of Sciences
engraving antique intaglio from 1777ca. Extracted from the memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences, for the year 1716. Representation and plan of a "pump which continuously supplies water into the tank". By De La Hire the Cadet.
Dimensions: 11cm x 18cm
Some usual defects and marks of time. Irregular margins, folds, stains... Please look at the photos, you buy what you see!
The Academy of Sciences owes its origins both to the circles of scientists who met at the beginning of the 17th century around a patron or an erudite personality, and to the permanent scientific societies which were formed at the same time, such as the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome (1603), the Royal Society in London (1645)... In 1666, Colbert created an Academy which was dedicated to the development of sciences and advised the authorities in this area. He chose scientists, mathematicians (astronomers, mathematicians and physicists) and physicists (anatomists, botanists, zoologists and chemists) who held their first session on December 22, 1666 in the King's library, in Paris.
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