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.
Novelist Honor¿e 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.
Originally published in French in 2011 (Colin), Susan Emanuel's outstanding translation brings Belhoste's important work to many more readers and scholars interested in the Enlightenment, the history of science, the history of Paris, and the workings of the Republic of Letters...Belhoste's thesis is that Paris functioned as the center of the Republic of Letters in the eighteenth century by virtue of its expansive and organized scientific programs and endeavors.
