Michel Adanson notes on nitrate
Creation: undatedAbstract
During his lifetime, French botanist Michel Adanson (1727-1806) assembled a large number of notes and documents for a projected but never completed scientific encylcopedia. This collection of Adanson's notes focuses on nitrates, including saltpeter.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Michel Adanson, 1727-1806 (Person)
Extent
20 item(s)
Physical Description
20 pages.
Historical Note
During his lifetime, French botanist Michel Adanson (1727-1806) assembled a large number of notes and documents for a projected but never completed scientific encylcopedia. As late as 1934, these notes were stored in 48 bundles in the castle of Baleine at Villaneuve-sur-l'Allier, but they were subsequently dispersed.
Scope and Content
The notes are classified under the headings "nitre des végetaux," "- Nitre," "Salpêtre." " - Sa formation," "- Ses mélanges," "- Nitre ammoniacal," etc. They fill from six lines to a full page for each sheet, except for the draft of one long article, apparently for the planned encyclopedia, with references to Antoine Lavoisier and Joseph Priestley. This article covers five and a half pages in Adanson's small hand and is illustrated with tiny pen-and-ink drawings of apparatus. There are also two clippings from newspapers (1777-1778) with underlinings and marginal notes.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on use.
Language of Materials
French
Related Names
Subject
- Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804 (Person)
- Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794 (Person)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Michel Adanson notes on nitrate
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
