
Title
The wonders of science
Caption
Portrait of Marin Mersenne, a French monk of the Minimes order, physicist and mathematician. He is considered as the "father of acoustics" (Mersenne's laws in 1637).
Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.
Date
1867
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
COM23A01_122
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
105,6Mb (5,7Mb) / 18,2in x 22,6in / 5452 x 6770 (300dpi)