Book ID: CBB001452031

The Idea of the Sciences in the French Enlightenment: A Reinterpretation (2014)

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Adkins, Gregory Matthew (Author)


University of Delaware Press


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: x + 163 pp.
Language: English

cience -- France -- History -- 17th century. Science -- France -- History -- 18th century. Science, Renaissance. Enlightenment -- France

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Review Staum, Martin S. (2014) Review of "The Idea of the Sciences in the French Enlightenment: A Reinterpretation". American Historical Review (pp. 1362-1363). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Silvano, Giovanni
Angela Ferraro
Hye-Min Lee
Xhayet, Geneviève
Teissier, Pierre
Stockland, Etienne
Concepts
Science and politics
French Revolution of 1789
Chemistry
Societies; institutions; academies
Colonialism
Ginseng
Time Periods
18th century
Enlightenment
17th century
19th century
Modern
Places
France
China
Paris (France)
England
Institutions
Académie Royale des Sciences (France)
Paris. Jardin Royal des Plantes
Observatoire de Paris
Jardin du roi (France)
France. Bureau des Longitudes
Académie des Sciences, Paris
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