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Élie Bertrand
Élie Bertrand (1713–1797) was a Swiss geologist and naturalist. Publications (selection) * ''Mémoires sur la structure intérieure de la terre'' (Heidegguer, Zurich, 1752). * ''Essai sur les usages des montagnes, avec une lettre sur le Nil'' (Heidegguer, Zurich, 1754). * '' Mémoires historiques et physiques sur les tremblemens de terre'' (Pierre Gosse junior, La Haye, 1757). * ''Recherches sur les langues anciennes et modernes de la Suisse et principalement du pays de Vaud'' (C. et A. Philibert, Genève, 1758). * ** * ''Essai sur l'art de former l'esprit, ou Premiers élémens de la logique'' (G. Regnault, Lyon, 1764). * ''Recueil de divers traités sur l'histoire naturelle de la terre et des fossiles'' (L. Chambeau, Avignon, 1766Read online * ''Lettre à M. le Cte de Buffon... ou Critique et Nouvel essai sur la théorie générale de la terre, avec une notice du dernier discours de M. Pallas, sur la formation des montagnes, sur les changemens arrivés au globe, etc.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mémoires Historiques Et Physiques Sur Les Tremblemens De Terre
''Mémoires'' (''Memories'') is an artist's book made by the French social critic Guy Debord in collaboration with the Danish artist Asger Jorn. Its last page mentions that it was printed in 1959, however, it was printed in December 1958. This publication is the second of two collaborative books by Jorn and Debord whilst they were both members of the Situationist International. Psychogeography and détournement The book is a work of psychogeography, detailing a period in Debord's life when he was in the process of leaving the Lettrists, setting up Lettrism International, and showing his 'first masterpiece', '' Hurlements en Faveur de Sade'' (''Howling in Favour of Sade''), a film devoid of imagery that played white when people were talking on the soundtrack and black during the lengthy silences between. Credited to Guy-Ernest Debord, with ''structures portantes'' ('load-bearing structures') by Asger Jorn, the book contains 64 pages divided into three sections. The first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |