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• Auction House:
  McKenzies Auctioneers
• Sale Name:
  Art, Collectables & Jewellery
• Sale Date:
  02 Apr 2012 ~ 6.30pm (Lots 1 - 210)
  03 Apr 2012 ~ 6.30pm (Lots 250 - 507)
• Lot #:
  279
• Lot Description:
  French Royal Academy of Science 18 Editions, Memoirs published from 1692-1722
  Engraved inner plate King Louis XIV, containing original engraved pull-out maps, maths charts, celestial charts, important new navigational discoveries, physics, etc. (18)
• Notes:
  i) Histoire De L'Academie Royale Des Sciences, Avec les Memoires de Mathematque & de Phyfique, A Amsterdam Chez Gerard Kuyper, with various engravings, 13 volumes, original bindings, 1702, 1703, 1705, 1711, 1710, 1712, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722 ii) Suite Des Memoires De Mathematique Et De Physique Tirez Des Regiftres, De L'Acadademie Royale Des Sciences A Amsterdam Chez Pierre De Coup, with various engravings, 5 volumes, original bindings 1692, 1693, 1708, 1709, 1718 Further Note: The French Academy of Science was founded 1666, by King Louis XIV and one of the earliest academy of sciences. It was at the forefront of scientific developments in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1699, King Louis XIV, named the Society, the Royal Academy of Sciences
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 3,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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