
Sujet
Daniel Rutherford, late 18th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Daniel Rutherford, late 18th century. Rutherford, Scottish physicist and botanist, became professor of botany at Edinburgh University in 1786. His portrait is framed at the top by flowers. He discovered the distinction between 'noxious air' (nitrogen) and carbon dioxide, the details of which he published in 1772.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1770
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_086
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,2Mo (2,1Mo) / 26,9cm x 37,5cm / 3172 x 4435 (300dpi)