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Valz Prize
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The Valz Prize (Prix Valz) was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences, from 1877 through 1970, to honor advances in astronomy.
The Institut de France in Paris, home of the French Academy of Sciences.
The Institut de France in Paris, home of the French Academy of Sciences.
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 at the forefront of scientific developments in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, and is one of the earliest Academies of Sciences.
A heroic depiction of the activities of the Academy from 1698
A heroic depiction of the activities of the Academy from 1698
Louis XIV Visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences, (Sébastien Leclerc I, France, 1671)
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
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
The Institut de France in Paris where the academy is housed