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Jean Antoine Nollet


 

Pimprè, Oise19.November.1700-Paris  25.April.1770

 
   

Biographical notes

 
Been born in a family of peasants, it studies to Clermont and Beauvais. It enters in a seminary to Paris where is prepared for its priesthood.  In 1728 it becomes deacon and it begins to preach. It studies from self-taught scientific arguments in the branch of the physical electrical worker.    It begins several scientific experiments, constructs a lightning rod. For first it understands the importance of the tips in the charge-discharge electrical worker.  In 1734 Nollet Abbot it is admitted to the Royal Society.   The successive year is to Paris, and at their own expense it begins
physical experiments that will continue till 1760.  In 1738 Fleury Cardinal it creates a new chair of physical experiments for Nollet.   In 1739 it enters to the Academy of Sciences of Paris, of it becomes member in 1742. You open in it them of 1739 it is called from the King of the Sardinia to Turin in order to instruct the Ducat of Savoia and supplies the necessary instruments to the new physical chair   to the University of Turin. After a short study to Bordeaux it is called to Versailles in order to instruct the heir to the throne in sciences experiences them. In 1753 he is university professor of sciences to the Royal College of Navarre.  In 1761 she is teacher near the school of artillery to Mézieres, successively becomes member to the university
of Bologna and to the academy of sciences of Erfurt.
Le villanelle-(particolare)-Gustave Coubert 1851-52
 
 

 
   
DOCUMENTS: Jean Antoine Nollet




LETTRES SUR L'ELETTRICITE (FIRST VOLUME)  1753  

 

SUITE DU MEMOIRE 1756

 

LETTRES SUR L'ELETTRICITE (SECOND VOLUME) 1760

   

LETTRES SUR L'ELETTRICITE (THIRDY VOLUME -FIRST PART) 1760

 

LETTRES SUR L'ELETTRICITE (THIRDY VOLUME -SECOND  PART) 1760