4 0 c m
33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
Engraving by Scheffner. Louis Bernard Guyton Morveau (1737-1816) wrote the chemical section of the 'Encyclopedie Methodique' in 1786. Together with Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), Morveau worked on chemical nomenclature. From 1799 to 1814 he was Master of the Mint and was created a baron in 1811.
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10302530
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