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I.xiii. Letters to Richard Lovell from the Swiss scientist Marc...
I.xiii. Letters to Richard Lovell from the Swiss scientist Marc Auguste Pictet,
1801-1803.
| Main Creator: | Pictet, Marc-Auguste, 1752-1825 |
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| Summary: |
Pictet refers to his time spent with the Edgeworth family at Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, engineering as a suitable profession for William Edgeworth and the membership of the Society of Civil Engineers in London, Richard Lovell Edgeworth's visit to France, the high regard in which he is held there and Pictet's recommendations as to who Edgeworth should meet while he is there. Reference is also made to news of Lovell Edgeworth, who was unable to leave France in 1803. |
| Format: | MANUSCRIPT |
| Language: | Letters are written in English and French. |
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| Notes: |
Pictet was the translator of Maria and Richard Lovell Edgeworth 'Practical Education'.
Physical description:
5 items.
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| Contained in: | Richard Lovell Edgeworth Papers, 1772-1817. |
| Arrangement: |
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I.xiii. Letters to Richard Lovell from the Swiss scientist Marc Auguste Pictet,
1801-1803.
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| In Collection: | Richard Lovell Edgeworth Papers, 1772-1817. |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Pictet refers to his time spent with the Edgeworth family at Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, engineering as a suitable profession for William Edgeworth and the membership of the Society of Civil Engineers in London, Richard Lovell Edgeworth's visit to France, the high regard in which he is held there and Pictet's recommendations as to who Edgeworth should meet while he is there. Reference is also made to news of Lovell Edgeworth, who was unable to leave France in 1803. |
| Main Creator: | Pictet, Marc-Auguste, 1752-1825 |
| Extent: |
5 items. |
| Format: | MANUSCRIPT |
| Call Number: | MS 49,672/13 (Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: |
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
