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The First Private and Public Courses of Chymistry in Paris (and Italy) from Jean Beguin to William Davisson (2021)

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Science education and teaching Chemistry Lectures Public understanding of science 17th century Paris (France) Davisson, William La Brosse, Guy de de Clave, Étienne Beguin, Jean Paris. Jardin Royal des Plantes

This article provides a detailed, accurate overview of the private, and first public courses of chymistry in Paris. After contextualising the lectures of Beguin, I discuss the teaching of Étienne de Clave. This leads to Italy where his brother, Jacques, himself a chymist and physician, became the first in Italy to receive the official title of professor of chymistry. I explore new documents concerning Étienne de Clave’s chymical teaching, and then focus on the courses at the Jardin Royal under both Guy de La Brosse and William Davisson, along with further private courses in Paris between 1630 and 1650. Beginnning with those of Davisson before he was appointed professor of chymistry at the Royal Garden – a title even La Brosse did not receive – I proceed thereafter with the examination of the courses of Barlet and Le Febvre.

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Authors & Contributors
Howard, Rio C.
Anderson, Robert G. W.
Bertomeu Sánchez, José Ramón
Blanc, Floriane
Cook, Rosie
Cowan, Brian
Journals
Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Chemical Heritage
Revue d'Histoire des Sciences
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
Corpus: Revue de Philosophie
Publishers
Droz
Springer International Publishing
Concepts
Science education and teaching
Chemistry
Public understanding of science
Lectures
Textbooks
Experiments and experimentation
People
La Brosse, Guy de
Beddoes, Thomas
Beguin, Jean
Davy, Humphry
Descartes, René
Gall, Franz Joseph
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
20th century
20th century, early
21st century
Places
France
Paris (France)
Great Britain
Denmark
Germany
United States
Institutions
Paris. Jardin Royal des Plantes
Collège de France, Paris
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Royal Society of London
Zoological Gardens (London, England)
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