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- ISBN 9780520372214
- Weight: 816g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 19 Aug 2022
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of a Scientific Institution: The Paris Academy of Sciences, 1666-1803 delves into the Académie Royale des Sciences as a foundational force in French scientific advancement during the Enlightenment. Filling a significant gap in historical research, this study uses archival materials and existing literature to examine the Academy beyond its members' achievements, focusing on its distinct institutional character and its evolving roles over three turbulent centuries. The book outlines how the Academy established scientific norms and traditions, managed pre-Revolutionary pressures, and later faced upheaval during the French Revolution, leading to its dissolution in 1793. It then traces the Academy’s revival as part of the Institut National, exploring how the institution adapted to new political and scientific contexts that redefined its mission.
This analysis reveals the Academy's essential role in aligning scientific values with societal expectations, underscoring how it navigated political shifts to maintain its influence on scientific progress. By positioning the Academy within different historical and political frameworks—the Old Regime, Revolutionary France, and Napoleonic France—the study highlights the dynamic interaction between scientific institutions and societal demands. Through this lens, it calls for further examination of other influential French institutions, such as the École Polytechnique and the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, to complete the picture of France’s unique scientific legacy.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.
This analysis reveals the Academy's essential role in aligning scientific values with societal expectations, underscoring how it navigated political shifts to maintain its influence on scientific progress. By positioning the Academy within different historical and political frameworks—the Old Regime, Revolutionary France, and Napoleonic France—the study highlights the dynamic interaction between scientific institutions and societal demands. Through this lens, it calls for further examination of other influential French institutions, such as the École Polytechnique and the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, to complete the picture of France’s unique scientific legacy.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.
