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Jean-Jacques Dortour de Mairan and the Geneva Connection
Scientific Networking in the Eighteenth Century
- 204 páginas
- 8 horas de lectura
The book highlights the crucial role of Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan's networking in disseminating Enlightenment ideas. It delves into his unpublished correspondence with notable Geneva scientists, including Firmin Abauzit, Gabriel Cramer, Jean Jallabert, and Charles Bonnet, showcasing how these interactions contributed to the intellectual landscape of the period. Through this correspondence, the study reveals the collaborative nature of scientific and philosophical progress during the Enlightenment.
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