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A heroic depiction of the activities of the Academy from 1698

The French Academy of Sciences (French: Académie des sciences) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. It was at the forefront of scientific developments in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Complete listing of current members Complete listing of current members www.academie-sciences.fr/membres/generalites_gb.htm - Web

Notes on the Académie des Sciences from the Schola... Notes on the Académie des Sciences from the Scholarly Societies project www.scholarly-societies.org/history/1666as.html - Web

Search the Proceedings of the Académie des science... Search the Proceedings of the Académie des sciences in the French National Library (search item: Comptes Rendus) gallica.bnf.fr - Web

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