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Académie des sciences (1666 - )

Alias French Academy of Sciences [alias]

Founded in 1666 by Louis XIV to promote empirical science Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Academy_of_Sciences Relationships: Philippe de La Hire (18 Mar 1640-21 Apl 1718) was a member of Académie des sciences
Nicolas Marchant (-1678) was a member of Académie des sciences
References in Documents:
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) A Letter of Mr. De la Hire of the Royal Academy of the Sciences at Paris, concerning a new sort of Magnetical Compass, with several curious Magnetical Experiments.