Title

The French physicist Denis Papin's

Caption

The French physicist Denis Papin's (1647-1712) steamboat being wrecked, 1707. The boatmen on the river Weser saw it as a threat to their jobs and destroyed the engine. From "Vies des Savant Illustres", Louis Figuier, (Paris, 1870).

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP07104_460001009

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26,9Mb (2,1Mb) / 11,8in x 8,8in / 3543 x 2654 (300dpi)