2-65-1. Paul Vieille à M. le Président
Paris, le 7 Janvier 190711endnote: 1 The actual date of this letter is 7 January 1908, inferring from the text, where Vieille mentions a test that took place on 9 December 1907. It is not certain that Poincaré was the intended recipient, although Poincaré presided the Commission on Scientific Study of Explosive Powders in 1907. Bret (2023, 14, note 40) notes that the intended recipient of Vieille’s letter may have been the head of the scientific sub-commission, Henry Le Chatelier.
Ministère de la Guerre — 6 Direction
Laboratoire Central des poudres et salpêtres
12, Quai Henri IV
Monsieur le Président,
J’ai l’honneur de vous adresser les relevés des épreuves effectuées au Laboratoire Central des Poudres sur son essai des 72 tubes (dont 1 vide portant le numéro 69) et renfermant des poudres B non désamorcées. Essai du 9 X 1907.
Recevez, Monsieur le président, l’expression de mes sentiments d’entier dévouement,
P. Vieille
ALS 1p. Fonds Le Chatelier, 14 J, Archives of the Paris Academy of Science.
Time-stamp: "22.03.2026 11:32"
Notes
- 1 The actual date of this letter is 7 January 1908, inferring from the text, where Vieille mentions a test that took place on 9 December 1907. It is not certain that Poincaré was the intended recipient, although Poincaré presided the Commission on Scientific Study of Explosive Powders in 1907. Bret (2023, 14, note 40) notes that the intended recipient of Vieille’s letter may have been the head of the scientific sub-commission, Henry Le Chatelier.