Paris savant : capital of science in the age of Enlightenment / Bruno Belhoste ; translated by Susan...
Paris savant : capital of science in the age of Enlightenment / Bruno Belhoste ; translated by Susan...
Paris savant : capital of science in the age of Enlightenment / Bruno Belhoste ; translated by Susan Emanuel ; foreword by Dena Goodman.
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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G 2019/4790
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English
French
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1 volume : illustrations ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The gentlemen of the academy of sciences -- The capital of the sciences : science in the republic of letters -- Fields of knowledge in the city -- The encyclopedie -- The city and the court -- Spectacles and marvels -- Inventions -- Public hygiene -- The severe science -- Revolution! -- Epilogue.
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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New York (State)
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2018.
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Paris savant : capital of science in the age of Enlightenment / Bruno Belhoste ; translated by Susan Emanuel ; foreword by Dena Goodman.
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Translation of the French language edition of: Paris savant : parcours et rencontres au temps des Lumieres (Paris : Colin, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/4790
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74VKV5X3kvrA
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0199382549
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509.4409033
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991024269415402626
