Foreign Member, Académie des sciences, Institute de France, 1955
Item
Identifier: Coll-545/5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
11 medals, 9 within their original presentation boxes, presented to Arthur Holmes between 1937 and 1964.
Dates
- Creation: 1955
Creator
- Académie des sciences (France) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. It was at the forefront of scientific developments in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, and is one of the earliest Academies of Sciences. Each year, the Academy of Sciences distributes about 80 prizes, of which this is one.
Full Extent
1 medal
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk