The colonial machine. French science and overseas expansion in the old regime

auteur du texte	McClellan, James Edward (1946-....) ; Regourd, François (1970-....)
title	The colonial machine. French science and overseas expansion in the old regime
ISBN	978-2-503-53260-8
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publisher	Turnhout (BEL) : Brepols
notice_entry_object	De diversis artibus
publication_year	2012
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pages	694 p.
language(s)	anglais
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subject_matter	Colonies françaises Explorations Histoire des sciences Histoire maritime Sociétés savantes, académies
period	XVIIIe siècle (1715-1789)
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note	Introduction: The big-picture background to this study / Historiographical background / Metaphors and reality / Utility as the driving force / Expertise, careers, and Wanderlust / Concluding introductory remarks; Prologue / The colonial machine, 1789; Part I - The metropolitan wheels &amp; gears of a colonial scientific bureaucracy: The sponsoring authorities / the royal navy-la marine royale / the Académie royal des sciences / The jardin du roi and metropolitian botancial gardens / The observatoire royal / The Académie royale de marine at Brest / The société royale de médecine / The Académie royale de chirurgie