Science and social status : the members of the Académie des sciences, 1666-1750 / David J. Sturdy

Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy with the original paper title-label. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 461 pp. : ill. ; 25 cm. Contents; pt. 1. The 1660s in Context. 1. The Scientific Context. 2. The Political Context. 3. The Context of Patronage -- pt. 2. The Foundation of the Academie des Sciences and its First Members. 4. Colbert and the Foundation of the Academie in 1666. 5. The Founder Members of the Academie des Sciences: Those with Backgrounds in Law. 6. Roberval and Duclos. 7. The Majority: Academicians in their Forties. 8. The Eleves. 9. The Founder Members in Retrospect -- pt. 3. Members of the Academie, 1666-1698. 10. The Early Years of the Academie. 11. The Members Appointed 1669-1698: the period to 1683. 12. Dynasticism in the Academie: the La Hire Family. 13. The Members Appointed by Louvois, 1683-1691. 14. Pontchartrain and Membership to 1698: the First Phase: Bignon, Homberg and Tournefort. 15. Pontchartrain and Membership to 1698: the Second Phase. 16. The Formation, Social Status and Mentality of an Academician, 1666-1699 -- pt. 4. The Reform of 1699; etc. Subjects; Académie des sciences (France) Members Social conditions History. Scientists France Social conditions.