02413nkm a22004333i 4500 22137096 20250607110330.3 cr ||||||||||| 210708s1784 xx nnn |o infre 22137096 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-999 2021669836 (WDL)02825 DLC eng DLC fre 720 741 Newton's Cenotaph. Cénotaphe de Newton [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1784. 1 online resource. still image sti rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 6 designs: black ink, wash tint, in color. "Sublime spirit! Vast and profound genius! Divine being! Accept the homage of my weak talents... Oh, Newton!" With these words, French architect and designer Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728--99) dedicated his design for an imaginary cenotaph (empty tomb) in honor of the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1642--1727). Like many intellectuals of his day, Boullée was fascinated by Newtonian physics. His design illustrates perfectly the general characteristics of his work and that of the architecture of the end of the 18th century: large simple masses free from any superfluous decoration, and buildings whose forms express their purpose. Boullée was an academician who taught at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and the Académie Royale d'Architecture in Paris. He influenced many of his contemporaries by his works and his teaching. Original resource at: National Library of France. Content in French. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1784 Monuments and memorials Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 Boullée, Étienne-Louis, 1728-1799 Architect. France France Île-de-France Paris gdcwdl wdl_02825 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.2825 wdl/wdlpartner/wdlfrance s-Online Electronic Resource