Paris
When his mother died in 1664, Niels Steensen inherited a sum of money which enabled him to go abroad again. He went to Paris, and was the guest of the prominent French academician, Melchisédec Thévenot, and met the elite of…
Lyon
In February 1666 he travelled by way of Lyon, Monte Cenis, Torino and Genoa to Pisa and from there to his final destination, Florence.
Montpellier
In September 1665 he travelled south via Bordeaux to Montpellier, to visit the famous protestant university where he met leading English scientists.
