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Rapport historique sur les progres des sciences naturelles depuis 1789, et sur leur etat actuel Georges Cuvier

Rapport historique sur les progres des sciences naturelles depuis 1789, et sur leur etat actuel By Georges Cuvier

Rapport historique sur les progres des sciences naturelles depuis 1789, et sur leur etat actuel by Georges Cuvier


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First published in 1810, this report on the current state of science was commissioned by Napoleon I and written by French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832). It includes discoveries made by French scientists and in the wider Napoleonic empire.

Rapport historique sur les progres des sciences naturelles depuis 1789, et sur leur etat actuel Summary

Rapport historique sur les progres des sciences naturelles depuis 1789, et sur leur etat actuel by Georges Cuvier

In 1808, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815, commissioned a series of official reports on the progress of scientific research since 1789. First published in 1810, this report on the current state of science was written by French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832). One of the first scientists to establish the fields of comparative anatomy and palaeontology, Cuvier became permanent secretary of the Academy of Sciences in 1803. As such, he was charged with examining the state of science in higher educational establishments, and with presenting an overview of the progress accomplished during Napoleon's reign in the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, geology, and medicine. This report includes discoveries made by French scientists, such as the chemist Antoine Lavoisier (1743-94), as well as those made in the countries then under French occupation.

Table of Contents

Avertissement; Introduction; 1e Partie. Chimie: 1. Lois generales de l'attraction moleculaire (chimie generale); 2. Circonstances qui modifent l'attraction moleculaire (agens chimiques imponderables); 3. Effets de l'attraction moleculaire dans les substances diverses (chimie proprement dite); IIe Partie. Histoire Naturelle: 4. Histoire naturelle de l'atmosphere (meteorologie); 5. Histoire naturelle des eaux (hydrologie); 6. Histoire naturelle des mineraux; 7. Geologie; 8. Histoire naturelle des corps vivans; 9. Histoire naturelle particuliere des corps vivans; IIIe Partie. Sciences d'Application: 10. Medicine; 11. Agriculture; 12. Technologie, ou connoissance des arts et metiers; 13. Conclusion et recapitulation rapide; Reponse de sa Majeste.

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NLS9781108037990
9781108037990
1108037992
Rapport historique sur les progres des sciences naturelles depuis 1789, et sur leur etat actuel by Georges Cuvier
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Cambridge University Press
2011-11-03
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