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9780871699336

Specialist Control : The Publications Committee of the Academie Royale des Sciences (Paris), 1700-1793

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  • ISBN13:

    9780871699336

  • ISBN10:

    0871699338

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-12-01
  • Publisher: Diane Pub Co
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Author Biography

James E. McClellan III is Professor of History of Science in the Imperatore School of Sciences and Arts at Stevens Institute of Technology

Table of Contents

Abbreviations vii
List of Illustrations viii
Preface ix
1 Historiographical Contexts 1(10)
2 The Academy's Publication Privilege and the Powers of the Comité de Librairie 11(8)
3 Statutes and Membership of the Comité de Librairie 19(10)
4 What Coot Published, What Did Not, and Why 29(12)
5 Establishing Priority 41(8)
6 Monitoring Disputes 49(12)
7 Shaping Knowledge 61(22)
8 Taking Care or Business 83(11)
9 Conclusions 94(8)
Appendices
1 Membership Statistics for the Comité de Librairie
102(1)
2 Members of the Comité de Librairie
103(18)
Bibliography 121(6)
Index 127

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