Ampère, André-Marie, French physicist and mathematician (1775-1836). Autograph letter signed ("A. Ampère").

Paris, 1 Oct. 1826.

4to. 1 p. on bifolium. With autogr. envelope.

 6,500.00

To "Mademoiselle Cuvier au jardin des plantes", daughter of the French naturalist, apologizes for delaying in seeing his friend Cuvier, and expresses the hope he may be permitted to visit him that evening to show a scientific instrument, "autrement je le laisserai au domestique, dans le cas je vous supplierai de lui offrir mes voeux pour son heureux voyage et son prompt retour [...]".

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