| Ref No | LDGSL/1/6 |
| Title | Extract of a letter from Francois P N Gillet de LAUMONT on discoveries in France |
| Date | [1811] |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Francois P N Gillet de LAUMONT, extract of a letter to M le Comte de Bournon on discoveries in France, [1811], such as the art of casting steel into knives; the arrangement of minerals at the Ecoles des Mines; sending a treatise on the solid part of the mollusca; M. Crepac's mineralogical discoveries. The letter is in the hand of George Bellas Greenough. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | Read before the Society, 1 Nov 1811. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | GILET DE LAUMONT | François Pierre Nicholas | 1747-1834 | mineralogist |
| GREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 1/6 |