Paris Savant: Capital of Science in the Age of Enlightenment

The Gentlemen Of The Academy Of Sciences -- The Capital Of The Sciences -- Fields Of Knowledge In The City -- The Encyclopédie -- The Court And The Town -- Spectacles And Marvels -- Inventions -- Public Hygiene -- The Severe Science -- Revolution! -- Epilogue. Bruno Belhoste ; Translated By Susan Emanuel ; Foreword By Dena Goodman. Originally Published In French As Paris Savant: Parcours Et Rencontres Au Temps Des Lumières; Paris : Armand Colin, 2011. English Edition Date From Ingram Ipage. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 281-289) And Index. Translated From The French.