Paris Savant

Capital of Science in the Age of Enlightenment

AvBruno Belhoste

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Novelist HonorÃ© de Balzac was the first to use the phrase "Paris savant" to refer to the dynamic Parisian scientific and intellectual community of the late 18th century. The Academy of Sciences was highly active during this time, and was a meeting place for intellectual and scientific elite, who worked together toward the diffusion of scientific knowledge into Parisian society. The Royal Observatory was a headquarters for French astronomy, as well as the great geodesic project to map all of France. The Royal Mint hosted courses in chemistry and mining, and the Arsenal near the Bastille housed the laboratory of Lavoisier, the most celebrated chemist of the age.This book is the English translation of Bruno Belhoste's Paris Savant: Encounters in Enlightenment Science, originally published in France in 2011. Belhoste discusses how the Parisian scientific community came into its important place in the French Enlightenment, focusing on the Academy of Sciences. Chapters cover subjects such as what role Parisian geography played in the movement, the contributions of French scientists to industrial and urban improvement, and how the Academy of Sciences clashed with the revolutionary crisis, resulting in its closing in 1793. The translation includes a prologue for English readers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-05
Mått:239 x 163 x 25 mm
Vikt:635 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:OXFORD UNIV PR
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780199382545

Utforska kategorier

Naturvetenskapens historia inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Professor Belhoste studied history and history of science at the University Paris 1, obtaining his PhD in 1982 with a dissertation on the life and work of the mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy. He obtained his Habilitation in 2001 with a dissertation on the history of the Ecole polytechnique from 1794 to 1870. He was a researcher at the National Institute for Pedagogical in Paris (1986-2003) and a professor in the history of science at the University Paris 10 Nanterre (2003-2007) as well as at the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (2007-2018). He was also the head of the Institut d'histoire moderne et contemporaine (CNRS-ENS-Paris 1) (2014-2017), and has been Emeritus Professor since September 2018.

Recensioner i media

This book paints a fascinating portrait of Enlightenment Paris in which the reader is invited to walk alongside the author through the streets, parks, and buildings where scientific history was made. It is a masterful introduction to the study and practice of science in eighteenth-century Paris. Chapters of Paris Savant could serve as stand-alone readings for undergraduate courses, as each begins with a well-chosen episode introducing people and places involved in different aspects of Enlightenment science. Furthermore, Susan Emanuel's fluid English translation makes this entire book a pleasure to read.

Innehållsförteckning

ForewordPreface Chapter 1: The Gentlemen of the Academy of SciencesChapter 2: The Capital of the SciencesChapter 3: Fields of Knowledge in the CityChapter 4: The EncyclopédieChapter 5: The City and the Court Chapter 6: Spectacles and MarvelsChapter 7: InventionsChapter 8: Public Hygiene Chapter 9: The Severe Science Chapter 10: Revolution! Epilogue Cast of CharactersBibliography