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- c 1860-1870 (Creation)
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2 volumes
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Born, 1827; member of the staff of the Collège de France as assistant to A.J. Balard, 1851; Professor of Organic Chemistry at the École Supérieure de Pharmacie, 1859; chair of organic chemistry, Collège de France, 1865; member of the Academy of Medicine, 1863; entered the Academy of Sciences, 1873; Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Sciences, 1889; Inspector General of Higher Education, 1876; elected Life Senator, 1881; Minister of Public Instruction, 1886-1887; portfolio for foreign affairs, 1895-1896; died, 1907.
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GB 0120 MSS.1149-1150 c 1860-1870 Collection (fonds) 2 volumes Berthelot , Pierre Eugène Marcelin , 1827-1907 , French chemist and politician
Born, 1827; member of the staff of the Collège de France as assistant to A.J. Balard, 1851; Professor of Organic Chemistry at the École Supérieure de Pharmacie, 1859; chair of organic chemistry, Collège de France, 1865; member of the Academy of Medicine, 1863; entered the Academy of Sciences, 1873; Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of Sciences, 1889; Inspector General of Higher Education, 1876; elected Life Senator, 1881; Minister of Public Instruction, 1886-1887; portfolio for foreign affairs, 1895-1896; died, 1907.
Purchased 1930.
Notes on nitrogen and on explosives, c 1860-1870.
Arranged as follows: notes on nittrogen and notes on explosives.
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Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
Entry copied from Wellcome online catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Aug 2008 Explosives Chemistry Dangerous materials Gases Nitrogen Berthelot , Pierre Eugène Marcelin , 1827-1907 , French chemist and politician
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Purchased 1930.
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Notes on nitrogen and on explosives, c 1860-1870.
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Arranged as follows: notes on nittrogen and notes on explosives.
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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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- English
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- Latin
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French
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Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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