This is a two-volume translation by Clément Huart (1854–1926), a leading French Orientalist, of a fourteenth-century Persian text recording the lives of the founders... Læs mere
Clément Huart (1854–1926) was a French diplomat and scholar of Oriental languages who published widely on Middle-Eastern... Læs mere
This four-volume collection showcasing discoveries by French explorers appeared in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.... Læs mere
Alcide d'Orbigny (1802–57) was a respected French palaeontologist whose work was admired by Darwin. Originally published... Læs mere
This four-volume collection showcasing discoveries by French explorers appeared in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.... Læs mere
This four-volume collection showcasing discoveries by French explorers appeared in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.... Læs mere
Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–93) was one of the founders of modern neurology. Detailed analysis of symptoms combined with post-mortem... Læs mere
First published in 1810, this report on the current state of history and classical... Læs mere
Published in 1810, this report on the current state of mathematics was commissioned by Napoleon I and... Læs mere
In this 1801 publication, French zoologist Lamarck (1744–1829) presented his classification... Læs mere
In this two-volume work of 1809, the great French zoologist Lamarck (1744–1829) outlines his theory... Læs mere
First published in 1810, this report on the current state of science was commissioned by Napoleon I and written by French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769–1832). It includes discoveries made by French scientists and in the wider Napoleonic empire.