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Manuel Ferreira da Câmara Bittencourt Aguiar e Sá, Brazilian scientist (Santo Antonio de Itacambira Parish, Minas Novas do Araçuaí District, Minas Gerais State 26 April 1764 – Bahia State 13 December 1835)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Showed the volcanic feature of obsidian
Introduced improvements in diamond mining industry
Presented a new process of iron foundry Memorias sobre as minas de chumbo e prata e sobre a fundição do ferro por meio de diminuta porção de combustível e por um processo novo (written in French; published in Germany)
MEMBERSHIP Royal Academy of Sciences, Stockholm Natural History Academy of Edinburgh, Scotland
HONORS Camaraea A. Saint-Hilaire 1823 (Malpighiaceae) |
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