Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Unpublished letter, 'Memoire sur Mahomet considere comme aliene' [Paper on Muhammad considered as insane] from Jean Jacques Beaux to the Royal Society

Reference number: AP/26/2

Date: 15 August 1843

Description

Beaux explains that he has already sent a copy of this paper to the Royal Academy of Medicine in Paris.

Subject: History

Written by Beaux in Paris.

Reference number
AP/26/2
Earliest possible date
15 August 1843
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Jean Jacques Beaux

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Jean Jacques Beaux, Unpublished letter, 'Memoire sur Mahomet considere comme aliene' [Paper on Muhammad considered as insane] from Jean Jacques Beaux to the Royal Society, 15 August 1843, AP/26/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_26_2/unpublished-letter-memoire-sur-mahomet-considere-comme-aliene-paper-on-muhammad-considered-as-insane-from-jean-jacques-beaux-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 12 February 2026

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_26_2/unpublished-letter-memoire-sur-mahomet-considere-comme-aliene-paper-on-muhammad-considered-as-insane-from-jean-jacques-beaux-to-the-royal-society

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/ap_26_2/unpublished-letter-memoire-sur-mahomet-considere-comme-aliene-paper-on-muhammad-considered-as-insane-from-jean-jacques-beaux-to-the-royal-society" title="Unpublished letter, 'Memoire sur Mahomet considere comme aliene' [Paper on Muhammad considered as insane] from Jean Jacques Beaux to the Royal Society" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Explore the collection

  • Archived Papers

    The 'Archived Papers' collection is comprised of original manuscript scientific papers and letters submitted to the Royal Society which remained unpublished or were abstracted in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' published from 1830 onwards.

    Dates: 1768 - 1989

    View collection