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The Bidone fonds (1811-1839)

Giovanni Giorgio Bidone (1781 - 1839)

Mathematician, architect, member of the Turin Royal Academy of Science, hydraulics and descriptive geometry professor at Turin University, Bidone wrote a number of important analytical and hydraulics studies.

The fonds has been made up of 9 bundles and 19 files since its arrival at the Politecnico in 1937.  It contains manuscripts, notes, reports, administrative and private documents and an important collection of letters Bidone exchanged (1811-39) with Italian and European scientific and university institutions.

Held at the Archivi Storici since July 2011.

Additional documentation
A fonds catalogue is available for consultation in the reading room in PDF format.