- François ARAGO, Astronomer and physicist. He was President - Lot 482

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- François ARAGO, Astronomer and physicist. He was President - Lot 482
- François ARAGO, Astronomer and physicist. He was President of the Executive Commission (Head of Government) in 1848 [Estagel / Roussillon 1786 - 1853] - Letter written and signed by him, 1 page in-4 plus address page with stamps and postal marks, heading "Institut de France. Royal Academy of Sciences. Le Secrétaire perpétuel de l'Académie", with the emblematic vignette engraved "Minerve", Paris, December 5, 1831, to the British physicist Michael FARADAY [1791-1867] in London "Sir, the Academy has received the memoir you have kindly sent to it: on a particular class of acoustic figures and on the shapes affected by fluids placed on vibrating elastic surfaces. I have the honour to offer you his thanks. The book has been deposited in the Library of the Institute".
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