Science and Polity in France

Auteur: Gillispie, Charles Coulston
Editeur: Princeton University Press
By the end of the eighteenth century, the French dominated the world of science. And although science and politics had little to do with each other directly, there were increasingly frequent intersections. This is a study of those transactions between science and state, knowledge and power - on the eve of the French Revolution.

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By the end of the eighteenth century, the French dominated the world of science. And although science and politics had little to do with each other directly, there were increasingly frequent intersections. This is a study of those transactions between science and state, knowledge and power - on the eve of the French Revolution.
ISBN / EAN 9780691118499
Auteur Gillispie, Charles Coulston
Editeur Princeton University Press