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Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France

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In this book, Michael R. Lynn analyzes the popularization of science in Enlightenment France. He examines the content of popular science, the methods of dissemination, the status of the popularizers and the audience, and the settings for dissemination and appropriation. Lynn introduces individuals like Jean-Antoine Nollet, who made a career out of applying electric shocks to people, and Perrin, who used his talented dog to lure customers to his physics show. He also examines scientifically oriented clubs like Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier's Musée de Monsieur which provided locations for people interested in science.
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Year:
2006
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
224
ISBN 10:
0719073731
ISBN 13:
9780719073731
ISBN:
0719073731,9780719073731
Series:
Studies in Early Modern European History

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