BERNARD LE BOUYER DE FONTENELLE (1657-1757) Autograph letter signed «Fontenelle» to Jean de Hautefeuille.
Лот 711
300400
Paris, «this 9 Dec.
1 p. in-12, address on the back with red wax stamp.
Abbé de Hautefeuille had made a name for himself as a physicist and mechanic, and was close to the Duchess of Bouillon and her sister the Duchess Mazarin. Jean-Paul Bignon was the king’s librarian, director of the Journal des sçavans and a member of the French Academy.