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Description: | Silver medal of the Institut National Des Sciences et des Arts, given to Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811), on his election as a Foreign Associate. Obverse: A helmeted bust of Minerva (right). Legend: 'INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET DES ARTS CONSTIT. ART. LXXXVII'. Reverse: Within a wreath, the inscription 'MASKELYNE ASSOCI� �TRANGER'. Maskelyne was elected to the Institut in 1802 as one of only eight foreign members.
caption: Prize medal, Institute National des Sciences et des Arts
caption: Prize medal, Institute National des Sciences et des Arts, obverse
caption: Prize medal, Institute National des Sciences et des Arts, reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | France medals Rambert Nelson Maskelyne Napoleon Arts Reverend Nevil Napoleon and his allies Institut National des Sciences et des Dumarest | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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