Plumier

Plumier accomplished all that he did in fifteen years

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

Linnæus adopted in his system, almost without change, these and other newly described genera arranged by Plumier.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

As this first journey proved very successful, Plumier was appointed royal botanist; in 1693, by command of Louis XIV, he made his second journey, and in 1695 his third journey to the Antilles and Central America.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

By his observations in Martinique, Plumier proved that the cochineal belongs to the animal kingdom and should be classed among the insects.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

At his death Plumier left thirty-one manuscript volumes containing descriptions, and about 6000 drawings, 4000 of which were of plants, while the remainder reproduced American animals of nearly all classes, especially birds and fish.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

French monastery of Trinità dei Monti at Rome, Plumier studied botany with great zeal under two members of the order, and especially under the well-known Cistercian botanist, Paolo Boccone.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

Plumier also wrote another book of an entirely different character on turning, "L'Art de tourner" (Lyons, 1701; Paris, 1749); this was translated into Russian by Peter the Great; the manuscript of the translation is at St. Petersburg.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

The work of Plumier is especially elaborate, entering into the construction of the lathe in its various parts, the making of the tools and cutters, and the different motions to be given to the machine by means of wheels, eccentrics, and other expedients, amongst which may be mentioned one very much resembling the slide rest and planing-machine combined.

Industrial Biography Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1863

The French writer Plumier [3] also mentions an ingenious modification of the lathe by means of which any kind of reticulated form could be given to the work; and, from it's being employed to ornament the handles of knives, it was called by him the "Machine a manche de Couteau d'Angleterre."

Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Samuel Smiles 1858

_Plumier_, that he only knew one Kind of this Tree.

The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit D. Qu��lus 1742