THE ART OF SWIMMING 1782 FRENCH EDITION L ' ART DE NAGER MELCHISEDECH THEVENOT




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Reference Number: Avaluer:7075801Publisher: Chez Lamy
Author: Melchisadec ThevenotIllustrator: Charles Moette
Year Printed: 1782Region: Europe
Language: FrenchSubject: Illustrated
Special Attributes: Illustrated, 4th EditionPlace of Publication: Paris
Original/Facsimile: OriginalTopic: Art Instruction; Swimming
Binding: HardcoverCountry/Region of Manufacture: France
Original Description:
L'ART DE NAGER:  AVEC DES AVIS POUR SE BAIGNER UTILEMENT[The Art of Swimming: With Opinions To Bathe. Melchisedech Thevenot. Paris: Chez Lamy[Libraire, quai des Augustins] , MDCCLXXXII[Quatrieme Edition]  Complete with Supplement, 23 Engravings.  Milchisedech/Melchisedec Thevenot(c. 1620-29 October 1692) was a French author, scientist, traveler, cartographer, orientalist, inventor, and diplomat. He was the inventor of the spirit level and is also famous for his popu...lar 1696 book The Art of Swimming, one of the first books on the subject and widely read during the 18th century(Benjamin Franklin, an avid swimmer in his youth, is known to have read it) The book popularized the breaststroke. He also influenced the founding of the Academie Royale des Sciences[French Academy of Sciences]-WIKI 



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