Science and Polity in France: The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Years Hardcover - 2004
by Charles Coulston Gillispie
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"A masterpiece of thorough research, this is a major work of scholarship by one of the great historians of our time and quite possibly the most distinguished of a distinguished generation of historians of science. It is thoroughly original and written with grace and clarity. The book ought to be fundamental not only for historians of science, but for anyone who wishes to appreciate the events and significance of the French Revolution."--Theodore M. Porter, author of Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age
"A remarkable piece of work and a worthy sequel to Science and Polity in France: The End of the Old Regime. Written in an elegant and punchy style, the book is sustained by a strong thesis that will interest a wide range of historians. It will also be seen, like the previous volume, as an important work of reference. Where else could we find such finely documented accounts of the last year of the Académie des Sciences, of the institutions and personalities of the revolutionary period, or of the introduction of the revolutionary calendar and the metric system?"--Robert Fox, author of Science, Industry, and the Social Order in Post-Revolutionary France
Details
- Title Science and Polity in France: The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Years
- Author Charles Coulston Gillispie
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 752
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton
- Date 2004-07-26
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780691115412 / 0691115419
- Weight 2.67 lbs (1.21 kg)
- Dimensions 9.44 x 6.1 x 1.85 in (23.98 x 15.49 x 4.70 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Science - France - History, Science and state - France
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003055451
- Dewey Decimal Code 509.44
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Citations
- New York Review of Books, 05/26/2005, Page 39
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