| RefNo | AP/6/14 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished letter and extract, on artificial freezing of seawater from Mignonneau to [Sir Joseph Banks] |
| Date | 1789-1792 |
| Description | Letter from Mignonneau, Commissaire des Gardes du Corps du Roi [Superintendent of the King's Bodyguards], regarding artifical freezing of seawater, which he believes could be beneficial to navigators, maritime commerce, and society in general. Followed by a typescript copy of the Journal de Paris, number 54, 23 February 1789, pages 243-245, containing a similar article written by Mignonneau.
Subject: Chemistry
Addressed to the President of the Royal Society [Sir Joseph Banks]. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 15p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper; typescript on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/6/14/1 |
| AP/6/14/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |