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4th Edition of Experiments and Observations on Electricity — Exhibit in the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA,, showing Franklin's bifocals on the 4th edition of his book.
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4th Edition of Experiments and Observations on Electricity Exhibit in the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA,, showing Franklin's bifocals on the 4th edition of his book.
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Title page of Experiments and Observations on Electricity — Title page of 1751 original publication
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Title page of Experiments and Observations on Electricity Title page of 1751 original publication
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cover of Florae Parisiensis Prodromus — by Thomas-François Dalibard
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cover of Florae Parisiensis Prodromus by Thomas-François Dalibard
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Thomas-François Dalibard
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Dalibard's lightning experiment, 1752
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Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat — At the workshop "Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity" in Oberwolfach, 2006.
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Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat At the workshop "Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity" in Oberwolfach, 2006.
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Entrance of the historic building of the ENS — At 45, rue d'Ulm. The inscriptions on the pediment of the monumental doorway display the school's two dates of creation (the first, in the oculus, under the National Convention) and date of installation in this premise.
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Entrance of the historic building of the ENS At 45, rue d'Ulm. The inscriptions on the pediment of the monumental doorway display the school's two dates of creation (the first, in the oculus, under the National Convention) and date of installation in this premise.
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logo for École Normale Supérieure
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Louis XIV Visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences — Sébastien Leclerc I, France, 1671
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Louis XIV Visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences Sébastien Leclerc I, France, 1671
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Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV — In 1667, by Henri Testelin; in the background appears the new Paris Observatory
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Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV In 1667, by Henri Testelin; in the background appears the new Paris Observatory
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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