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Autograph letter signed, dated "Bâle, ce 25 Xbre 1758, by the great Swiss mathematician. To Giovanni Domenico Maraldi, editor of La Connaissance des temps: "...La mort de notre cher M. Bouguer m'afflige toujours bien vivement. Je laisse à la République des lettres de regretter le savant; pour moi je ne savais encore regretter que l’ami. Cependant, Monsieur, vous soulagez sensiblement ma douleur en vous faisant de notre perte un motif pour resserrer nos liens…”. In a typical XVIIIth century style, Bernouilli makes ironical references to a fellow scientist. 1 p. In-4.
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SCIENCE AND MEDICINE - BERNOULLI Daniel (1700 - 1782) - Autograph letter signed
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