Title

Claude Louis

Caption

Claude Louis, Comte Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist, horrified when an experiment on explosives goes wrong, killing the director of Essonne gunpowder factory, Letort, and his daughter. Engraving from "Les Merveilles de la Science" by Louis Figuier (Paris, c1870).

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP07114_010900P

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26,5Mb (3,6Mb) / 11,8in x 8,7in / 3543 x 2619 (300dpi)