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Elie de Beaumont : plaster medallion
David d'Angers1830
École Polytechnique
Palaiseau, France
Élie de Beaumont is known to geologists for his theory of the formation of cordilleras first proposed to the Academy of Sciences and then described in "Notice on the mountain system in 1852". He is the main author of the "Geological Map of France".
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- Title: Elie de Beaumont : plaster medallion
- Creator: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
- Date Created: 1830
- Physical Dimensions: D=17 cm
- Type: Artefact
- Rights: Ecole polytechnique
- Medium: Plaster
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