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December 18, 2014

The grave of Étienne-Louis Malus in Pere LaChaise Cemetary in Paris.

The grave of Étienne-Louis Malus in Pere LaChaise Cemetary in Paris. Malus, considered Napoleon Bonaparte's conscience during his expedition into Egypt, was part of a group of scholars that accompanied Bonaparte; he is also one of Kahr's crystallography "heroes."

Credit: Bart Kahr, New York University


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