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Nouveaux elemens de geographie (par) M. de Lagny de l'Academie royale des sciences, pour mesdemoiselles de Pont-chartrain

Title
Nouveaux elemens de geographie (par) M. de Lagny de l'Academie royale des sciences, pour mesdemoiselles de Pont-chartrain, 1727.
Author
Lagny, T. F. de, 1660-1734.

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Additional Authors
Pontchartrain, Louis Phélypeaux, comte de, 1643-1727
Description
.21 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
This instructive mansucript concerning geography and mathematics was created by Thomas Fantet de Lagny of the French Academy of Sciences for the daughters of the Comte de Pontchartrain, whose seal is on the cover. It is in French and believed to have been written in 1727. The binder's title is "Trait de la sphere," and the volume is illustrated with tables and diagrams. Sections include: "Elemens metaphysiques de la science des nombres" and "Methode nouvelle pour la division."
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Call Number
MssCol 1682
OCLC
771946072
Author
Lagny, T. F. de, 1660-1734.
Title
Nouveaux elemens de geographie (par) M. de Lagny de l'Academie royale des sciences, pour mesdemoiselles de Pont-chartrain, 1727.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Added Author
Pontchartrain, Louis Phélypeaux, comte de, 1643-1727, former owner.
Research Call Number
MssCol 1682
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