Manuscripts

Cours supérieur. L'Electricité

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Description: A manuscript textbook on the principles of electricity, illustrated with 38 ink drawings. Suzanne Fessart references experiments by Benjamin Franklin, Luigi Galvani, Jesse Ramsden, and Alessandro Volta.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1893.
Call number: mssHM 84071
Creator: Fessart, Suzanne(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Gerald W. Cloud Rare Books, Manuscripts, Archives, July 2022.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions: 28 cm
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