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Paris Savant: Capital of Science in the Age of Enlightenment Belhoste, Bruno (Professor of History of Science, Professor of History of Science, Pantheon-Sorbonne University)
Paris Savant: Capital of Science in the Age of Enlightenment
Belhoste, Bruno (Professor of History of Science, Professor of History of Science, Pantheon-Sorbonne University)
Novelist Honoré 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. This book discusses how the Parisian scientific community came into its important place in the French Enlightenment, focusing on the Academy of Sciences.
328 pages, 32
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 14, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199382545 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 245 × 166 × 22 mm · 635 g |