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Name Réaumur, René Antoine, entomologist, 1683-1757

1. Add MS 4434

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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 327). (1) An account by Dr. Thomas Stack of a tract entitled 'Johannis Matthaei Barthii ... de Culice Dissertatio'; 1737. ff. 1-2b. (2) Accounts by Mark Catesby, F.R.S., of René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur's 'Memoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes'...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1736-1738
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1 item

2. Add MS 4436

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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. V. (ff. 246). (1) 'Dissertation concerning the Measure of the Force of Bodies in Motion,' by J. T. Desaguliers; 29 Mar. 1739. ff. 1-10. (2) 'A New Method of improving and perfecting Catadioptrical Telescopes', by Caleb Smith; 5 Apr. 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1735-1760
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1 item

3. Add MS 4443

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Vol. XII (ff. 253). 1663-1765. Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1761. includes: ff. 1-3 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl.ff. 1-3 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Co...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1663-1765
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1 item

4. Add MS 21514

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AUTOGRAPH letters and signatures of literary and scientific artists and savans in France and the Netherlands; 1612-1835: 1. Jacques Auguste de Thou, the historian, to Isaac Casaubon; Paris, 10 Dec. 1613. Fr. f. 2. 2. Agreement between Charles de la Rivière, Sire de la Mothe Suhard, and François Malherbe, the poet; 20 Feb. 1612. Fr. f. 5. 3. Chanson by François Malherbe. Fr. f. 7. 4. Pietro Pauolo Rubens to Palamede Fabri, Sieur de Valares; Antwerp, 16 Dec. 1627. Ital. f. 9. Nicolo Pous...
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France General Chronicles and History, etc: Letters and documents of savans: 1612-1835. includes: f. 2 Jacques Auguste de Thou, historian: Letter to I. Casaubon: 1613.: Fr. f. 2 Isaac Casaubon: Letter to, from J. A. de Thou: 1608.: Fr. f. 5 Charles de La Rivière, Lord of La Moth Suhard: Covena...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1612-1835
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1 item

5. Add MS 23899

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ORIGINAL letters, chiefly addressed to Gabriel Cramer, Professor of Mathematics at Geneva; 1728-1830. The writers are [Jean le Rond] d'Alembert; Paris, 16 June, 1748. Fr. f. 4. [L'Abbé Étienne Bonnot] de Condillac; n.d. [circa 1750]. Fr.; with seal. f. 6. [Henri François] d'Aguesseau [Chancellor of France]; Paris, 6 Sept. 1748. Fr. f. 8. [George Louis Leclerc, Comte de] Buffon; Chateau de Montbard, 5 Sept. 1748. Fr.; with seal. f. 10. [Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de] Breteuil [Marquise] Du...
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Gabriel Cramer, Mathematician, of Geneva: Letters to, from various persons: 1731-1750.: Eng. and Fr. includes: f. 4 Jean Alembert le Rond: Letter. to G. Cramer: 1748.: Fr. f. 6 Etienne Bonnot de Condillac, Abbé: Letter to G. Cramer: circ. 1750.: Fr. f. 8 Henri François d' Aguesseau, Chancellor...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
1728-1830
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1 item

6. Add MS 39757

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AUTOGRAPH LETTERS from the Alfred Morrison collection. Vol. III. (From the second portion, sold at Sotheby's, 15-19 Apr. 1918.) As in the case of the preceding volumes, Add. MSS. 39672, 39673, most of the letters are fully described in the folio catalogue of the collection, 1883-1892, or in the octavo supplement (A-D) 1893-1896. See also below, 39779-39793, 39839-39842. The contents are :- 1. Letters of Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, the Italian statesman:- -(a) To Mélanie Waldor, French...
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includes: f. 3 Mélanie Waldor, French woman of letters: Letter to, from Count Cavour: 1849.: Fr.f. 3 Conte Camillo Benso di Cavour, Sardinian statesman: Letter to Mme. Al. Waldor: 1849.: Fr.ff. 3-7 Alfred Bovet: Autographs from his collection: bef. 1887.f. 6 Conte Camillo Benso di Cavou...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1656-1861
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1 item

7. Egerton MS 1745

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Egerton MS 1745
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Vol. I. 26 Feb. 1730-31 Aug. 1748; includes: ff. 1, 3 Moses Bernége, Tutor to Lord Portland's family: Letters to Count Bentinck: 1730.: Fr.ff. 5, 7 W- van Der Eijnden: Letters to Count Bentinck: 1732.: Dutch.ff. 15-93 passim 430, 530, 539, 541 Thomas Issac de Larrey, Count; Secretary at ...
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Western Manuscripts
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Dutch, English, and French
Date Range:
26 Feb 1730-31 Aug 1748
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1 item

8. Egerton MS 1746

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Egerton MS 1746
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Vol. II. 9 Sept. 1748-29 Feb. 1752; includes: ff. 1, 470 Peter Binkhoorst: Letters to Count Bentinck: 1748, 1752.: Dutch.f. 5 W- van Assendelft, Dutch Minister at Brussels: Letter to Count Bentinck: 1748.: Dutch.ff. 7, 38, 40, 48, 55, 65, 78, 90, 106, 118, 136, 187, 406, 453-458, 487, 501,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
9 Sep 1748-29 Feb 1752
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1 item

9. Egerton MS 1747

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Egerton MS 1747
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Vol. III. 1 Mar.-31 Dec. 1752; includes: ff. 1, 13, 40, 71, 94, 119, 147, 157, 163, 300, 401, 502, 534, 708 Cornelis de Witt: Letters to Count Bentinck: 1752.: Dutch.ff. 5, 195, 336, 462, 516 Pieter Steyn, Pensionary: Correspondence with Count Bentinck: 1750-1757.: Dutch.f. 6 von Hagen, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, and German
Date Range:
1 Mar 1752-31 Dec 1752
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1 item

10. Sloane MS 4053

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Sloane MS 4053
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Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt. includes: f. 1 Jaques Levi, of Venice: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1722-1744.: Fr. and Engl. ff. 1, 198, 337, 353 Abbé Jean Paul Bignon, Librarian to Louis XV: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1709-1741, and n...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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1 item