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... Academy of Sciences in that city , and after filling some offices of state , he retired from public life in 1801 , from which time until his death , in 1806 , he devoted himself to the promo- tion of literature and science . ( Biog ...
... Academy of Sciences in that city , and after filling some offices of state , he retired from public life in 1801 , from which time until his death , in 1806 , he devoted himself to the promo- tion of literature and science . ( Biog ...
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... Academy . In 1793 he re- turned to Italy , and died at Padua , July 29 , 1800. He published : -Lettera Critica in cui si Scoglie la Questione se le In- flammazioni , e le Gangrene se debbono abbandonnar alla Natura , Milan , 1765 , 4to ...
... Academy . In 1793 he re- turned to Italy , and died at Padua , July 29 , 1800. He published : -Lettera Critica in cui si Scoglie la Questione se le In- flammazioni , e le Gangrene se debbono abbandonnar alla Natura , Milan , 1765 , 4to ...
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... Academy , and died at Rome in 1675 . BRANCADORI PERINI , ( Giovanni Battista , ) an Italian of rank , born at Sienna , in 1674. From his earliest years he devoted himself to the study of polite literature , which he pursued with ardour ...
... Academy , and died at Rome in 1675 . BRANCADORI PERINI , ( Giovanni Battista , ) an Italian of rank , born at Sienna , in 1674. From his earliest years he devoted himself to the study of polite literature , which he pursued with ardour ...
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... Academy of Sciences at Munich , and , in 1779 , he obtained the prize from that of Copenhagen , for the construction of an instrument ( of which he afterwards published a description ) for enabling engineers to measure inac- cessible ...
... Academy of Sciences at Munich , and , in 1779 , he obtained the prize from that of Copenhagen , for the construction of an instrument ( of which he afterwards published a description ) for enabling engineers to measure inac- cessible ...
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... Academy at Paris . On his return to Switzerland , he was invited to the courts of Wirtemberg and Baden Dourlach , where he met with great encouragement . He excelled in historical pieces and portraits , and his genius resembled that of ...
... Academy at Paris . On his return to Switzerland , he was invited to the courts of Wirtemberg and Baden Dourlach , where he met with great encouragement . He excelled in historical pieces and portraits , and his genius resembled that of ...
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