Dom Bédos De Celles
François-Lamathe Dom Bédos de Celles de Salelles (24 January 1709 – 25 November 1779) was a Benedictine monk best known for being a master pipe organ builder. Life and work He was born in Caux, Hérault, near Béziers, France. He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences at Bordeaux and correspondent of the academy at Paris in 1758. As a recognized organ-builder, he was called upon to carry out repairs and appraise and advise other organ-builders in many locations across France. In 1760 he published ''La Gnomonique pratique ou l’Art de tracer les cadrans solaires'' under the patronage of the Jean-Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, Secretary of the Academy of Sciences and an authority in gnomonics and sundials. In 1766–78 he published his treatise L'art du facteur d'orgues (The Art of the Organ-Builder), a part of the series Descriptions des Arts et Métiers. Dom Bédos's work, in four folio volumes, contains great historical detail about eighteenth-century organ building, ...
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Caux, Hérault
Caux (; oc, Cauç) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hérault Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Caux is a Circulade village located near Pézenas Toponymy The origin of the name "Caux" has two possible explanations: #It can come from Occitan language, Occitan "caus" which means "lime". This is possible because limestone is very present on the territory, lime kilns are numerous; we find their remains at Sallèles and Maro Road. #The name can come from an expression of pre-Indo-European origin: "cal-so", that is to say rock, shelter. Indeed, on its base at 103 meters above sea level, Caux dominates the surroundings. History Population Education Sport Administration Personalities *Jean-Jacques Causse *Dom Bédos de Celles See also *Communes of the Hérault department References External links Official Web siteTourist office Web site
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