Sciences - Astronomy - Arts & Crafts - Lot 191

Sciences - Astronomy - Arts & Crafts Jean Henri Van SWINDEN (1746-1823). Professor of natural history, logic and mathematics at the Amsterdam Athenaeum. - Las Amsterdam January 19, 1816, 2 ½ pp in-4. To a correspondent he met in Paris, to express his regret for a lost letter and to thank her for her verses, wishing that she would be able to travel to Holland. Claude Urbain de SERVIÈRES (1755-1804). President of the Société nationale des inventions et des découvertes. - Handwritten document. Text of the Petition read at the bar during the session of Tuesday February 8, 1791, followed by M. de MIRABEAU's reply. François, baron de ZACK (Presbourg 1754-Paris 1832). German astronomer, director of the Gotha observatory, and lover of the Duchess of Saxe-Gotha. Died of cholera. - Las Gènes October 30, 1820, one page in-4. To Reverend Father INGHIRAMI, professor of astronomy in Florence. To tell him about the English traveler FITZ GERALD, who would like to meet him during his stay in Florence. François-Félix TISSERAND (1845-1895). Astronomer. Replaced Le Verrier at the Académie des Sciences. Founder of the Bulletin astronomique. - L.a.s. Saint-Nazaire August 5, 1882, one page in-8. Letter to a colleague about travel expenses incurred during a mission. Didier Robert de VAUGONDY (1723-1786). Famous geographer to King Louis XV and royal censor. - L.a.s. (Paris) January 18, 1785, one page in-4. In financial difficulties and in charge of a wife and four daughters, he begs his correspondent to intervene with the Comte de Vergennes for help. René LOUCHE DESFONTAINES (1750-1833). Learned botanist. Académie des Sciences. - L.a.s. Paris 3 vendémiaire an 12 (oct. 1803), 2 pp. in-4). To Monsieur Fydell to inform him that the First Consul had granted him freedom to return to his homeland. Constantin de CHASSEBOEUF, comte de VOLNEY (1757-1820). Great traveler. L.a.s. Paris April 20, 1813, ½ page in-4. To a correspondent to express his sorrow at learning that his work of 20 years has been destroyed by a shocking incident. Louis Jacques THÉNARD (1777-1857). Famous chemist. Académie des Sciences. L.a.s. (Paris) April 2, 1839. ½ page in-4. To the Chancellor of the Chamber of Peers. To apologize for being unable to attend a session of the Chamber for health reasons. Expert: Mario MORDENTE