French Academy of Sciences
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The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. It was
A heroic depiction of the activities of the Academy from 1698
Louis XIV visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences (Sébastien Leclerc I, France, 1671)
Illustration from Acta Eruditorum (1737) where was published Machines et inventions approuvées par l'Academie Royale des Sciences
The Institut de France in Paris where the academy is housed
Louis de Broglie
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Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie was a French theoretical physicist and aristocrat known for his contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 Ph.D. thesis, he postulated the wave nature
De Broglie in 1929
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671–1745), ancestor of Louis de Broglie and Marshal of France under Louis XV
De Broglie presented at the Solvay conference 1927 (third from right in middle row).
Ondes et mouvements, 1926