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Only Patrons See New Articles; Become a Patron Now!Xavier G----’s Fiery Death (sources)
- PRIMARY SOURCE (PDF download): "Un fait des plus extrordinaire," article in the Gazette des Tribunaux, newspaper of Paris, France, February 23, 1850. Pg. 391, col. II. Download PDF [in French]: http://data.decalog.net/enap1/liens/Gazette/ENAP_GAZETTE_TRIBUNAUX_18500223.pdf
- CONTEMPORARY TRANSLATION: Section from "ART. V -- Observations on Combustion of the Human Body taking place spontaneously," article in The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, vol. 78, 1852 Scotland. Pg. 123. Online: https://books.google.com/books?id=iBVPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=%22journal+des+debats%22+xavier+1850&source=bl&ots=xqSysIzZvL&sig=-3wVTPazaHr6xCr9pocrRfJt1RQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiF79Oq4c7bAhWTPH0KHeCLB3QQ6AEISDAE#v=onepage&q=%22journal%20des%20debats%22%20xavier%201850&f=false
- “Death by Spontaneous Combustion,” article in Scientific American, Vol. 5, No. 31, April 20, 1850. Pg. 243. Online: http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=scia&cc=scia&idno=scia0005-31&node=scia0005-31%3A1&view=image&seq=245
- Spontaneous Human Combustion, by Jenny Randles and Peter Hough, 2007 Robert Hale Limited (first published in 1992). ISBN: 978-0-7090-8402-0. Pg. 194.
