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RefNoAP/9/10
LevelFile
TitleUnpublished paper and letter, 'Mémoire sur la formation du monde et sur les principaux phénomènes de la nature' ['Essay on the formation of the world and the principal phenomenons of nature'] by G [Géraud?] Graulhié
Date20 March 1819
DescriptionGraulhié provides a theory of the formation of the Earth combining science and religion to explain natural materials, gravity, bodies, and movement. He then touches on other phenomena of nature including fixed stars, wandering stars, aeriform fluids, electricity, heat, light, and terrestrial substances like liquids, water, gas, organised bodies, and humans. Preceded by a covering letter from Graulhié to the Royal Society.

Subject: Cosmogony

Written by Graulhié in Paris [France].
LanguageFrench
Extent10p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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