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THE tercentenary of the birth of one of France's A famous sons, the natural philosopher, Denis Papin, occurs this year and is being marked by commemorative meetings there; and there is every reason for taking cognizance of the event in Britain, for it was here that he carried out much of his scientific work.
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DICKINSON, H. Tercentenary of Denis Papin. Nature 160, 422–423 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160422a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/160422a0