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[[Henri Decremps]] (1746 - 1826) was a lawyer and mathematician who devoted himself to the unmasking charlatans who deceived people for profit. | |||
Decremps, after studying law and mathematics, began a diplomatic career at the Embassy of France in England. Thereafter he devoted himself to the unmasking of the "magicians" and the charlatans who cheated or deceived people for profit. | Decremps, after studying law and mathematics, began a diplomatic career at the Embassy of France in England. Thereafter he devoted himself to the unmasking of the "magicians" and the charlatans who cheated or deceived people for profit. | ||
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| Born | April 1, 1746 |
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| Died | 1826 |
| Categories | Books by Henri Decremps |
Henri Decremps (1746 - 1826) was a lawyer and mathematician who devoted himself to the unmasking charlatans who deceived people for profit.
Decremps, after studying law and mathematics, began a diplomatic career at the Embassy of France in England. Thereafter he devoted himself to the unmasking of the "magicians" and the charlatans who cheated or deceived people for profit.
Bibliography
- La Magie blanche dévoilée, Henri Decremps, Paris 1783 (1784).
- Supplément à la Magie Blanche Dévoilée, Henri Decremps, Paris, 1785.
- Testament de Jérôme Sharp, Professeur de Physique amusante, Henri Decremps, Paris, 1785.
- Le Parisien à Londres, ou Avis aux Français qui vont en Angleterre, contenant le parallèle des deux plus grandes villes de l’Europe, Amsterdam et Paris, Henri Decremps, Paris, 1784, 2 vol. (1789).
- Codicile de Jérôme Sharp, Henri Decremps, Paris, 1788.
- La science sans-culotisée. Premier essai sur les moyens de faciliter l’étude de l’astronomie et d’opérer une révolution dans l’enseignement, Henri Decremps, Paris, 1794.
- Les Petites Aventures de Jérôme Sharp, Henri Decremps, Bruxelles & Liège, 1791.
- Diagrammes chimiques, ou Recueil de 360 figures qui expliquent succinctement les expériences par l’indication des agents et des produits à côté de l’appareil, et qui rendent sensible la théorie des phénomènes', Henri Decremps, Paris, 1822.