Title

Blaise Pascal, 17th century French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher, 1878 Artist: Unknown

Caption

Blaise Pascal, 17th century French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher, 1878. Pascal (1623-1662) carrying out experiments with a mercury barometer on the tower of St Jacques-la-Boucherie, Paris. From La Nature. (Paris, 1878).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1878

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B66_081

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No

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Rights managed

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49,9Mb (2,5Mb) / 11,4in x 17,0in / 3430 x 5088 (300dpi)

Keywords

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