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French in the Siècle des Lumières: A Universal Language? by Terrall, Mary

“…In the eighteenth century, French extended its domain over the natural sciences at the expense of Latin, without entirely displacing it. Nor did it…”
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Masculine Knowledge, the Public Good, and the Scientific Household of Réaumur by Terrall, Mary

“…In the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris (founded 1666), expressions of a masculine culture of science echoed contemporary language used to articulate the…”
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Narrative and natural history in the eighteenth century by Terrall, Mary

“…In the eighteenth century, natural histories of animals incorporated narratives about animal behaviour and narratives of discovery and experimentation…”
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E. C. Spary. Eating the Enlightenment: Food and the Sciences in Paris, 1670–1760 . xi + 366 pp., illus., bibl., index. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press, 2012. $45 (cloth) by Terrall, Mary

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Following insects around: tools and techniques of eighteenth-century natural history by TERRALL, MARY

“…This paper examines the movement of the materials, ideas and practices that went into the construction of natural-historical observations in Paris and the…”
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Biography as Cultural History of Science by Terrall, Mary

“…Taking off from reflections about the relation of biographical writing to fiction, this essay considers the ways in which scientific biography can explore the…”
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Circulation and Locality in Early Modern Science by TERRALL, Mary, RAJ, Kapil

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Mathematics in Narratives of Geodetic Expedititions by Terrall, Mary

“…In eighteenth-century France, geodesy (the measure of the earth's shape) became an arena where mathematics and narrative intersected productively. Mathematics…”
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Biography as cultural history of science : Biography in the history of science by TERRALL, Mary

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VIS VIVA Revisited by Terrall, Mary

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History of Science Society Annual Meeting, 2017 by Rozwadowski, Helen, Robinson, Michael, Cowan, Ruth Schwartz, Shteir, Anne, Levitt, Theresa, Bellon, Richard, Mazzotti, Massimo, Zilberstein, Anya, Curry, Helen, Hall, Karl, Werrett, Simon, Rudolph, John, Waddell, Mark, Shank, J. B., Theunissen, Bert, Barrow, Mark, Terrall, Mary, Tresch, John, Smith, Crosbie, Schäfer, Dagmar, Maienschein, Jane, Richmond, Marsha, Dietrich, Mike, Creath, Richard, Beatty, John

“…The 2017 History of Science Society annual meeting is discussed…”
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Mathematics in Narratives of Geodetic Expeditions by Terrall, Mary

“…In eighteenth‐century France, geodesy (the measure of the earth’s shape) became an arena where mathematics and narrative intersected productively. Mathematics…”
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KEEL (Othmar). – L’Avènement de la médecine clinique moderne en Europe, 1750-1815. Politiques, institutions et savoirs: Montréal : Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2001. – 542 p by Terrall, Mary

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Julia Douthwaite, The Wild Girl, Natural Man, and the Monster: Dangerous Experiments in the Age of Enlightenment . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002 by Terrall, Mary

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An embarrassment of riches by Terrall, Mary

“…The Cambridge History of Science, Vol. 4: Eighteenth century science edited by Roy Porter is reviewed…”
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Salon, academy, and boudoir: Generation and desire in Maupertuis's science of life by Terrall, Mary

“…Terrall offers a reading of the works by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that takes their idiosyncrasies seriously and explores the very productive…”
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Salon, Academy, and Boudoir: Generation and Desire in Maupertuis's Science of Life by Terrall, Mary

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Representing the Earth's Shape: The Polemics Surrounding Maupertuis's Expedition to Lapland by Terrall, Mary

“…The precision of measurements in disputes over the shape of the earth in 18th-century France is discussed. The debates between Jacques Cassini and Maupertuis…”
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Eating the Enlightenment: Food and the Sciences in Paris, 1670–1760 by Terrall, Mary

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Simon Werrett. Fireworks: Pyrotechnic Arts and Sciences in European History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2010. Pp. 359. $45.00 by Terrall, Mary

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