Biographies of distinguished scientific men. First series
by F. Arago
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- BIOGRAPHIES
- DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIFIC MEN.
- MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE. TRANSLATED BY
- ADMIRAL W.H. SMYTH, D.C.L., F.R.S., &c. THE REV. BADEN POWELL, M.A., F.R.S., &c.
- AND
- ROBERT GRANT, Esq., M.A., F.R.A.S.
- RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE:
- TRANSLATORS' PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- LIVES
- DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIFIC MEN.
- THE HISTORY OF MY YOUTH:
- AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FRANCIS ARAGO.
- FOOTNOTES:
- BAILLY.
- BIOGRAPHY READ AT THE PUBLIC SITTING OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY, 1844.
- INTRODUCTION.
- INFANCY OF BAILLY.—HIS YOUTH.—HIS LITERARY ESSAYS.—HIS MATHEMATICAL STUDIES.
- BAILLY BECOMES THE PUPIL OF LACAILLE.—HE IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIM IN HIS ASTRONOMICAL LABOURS.
- FOOTNOTE:
- BAILLY A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—HIS RESEARCHES ON JUPITER'S SATELLITES.
- BAILLY'S LITERARY WORKS.—HIS BIOGRAPHIES OF CHARLES V.—OF LEIBNITZ—OF PETER CORNEILLE—OF MOLIÈRE.
- DEBATES RELATIVE TO THE POST OF PERPETUAL SECRETARY OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
- HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY.—LETTERS ON THE ATLANTIS OF PLATO AND ON THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF ASIA.
- FIRST INTERVIEW OF BAILLY WITH FRANKLIN.—HIS ENTRANCE INTO THE FRENCH ACADEMY IN 1783.—HIS RECEPTION.—DISCOURSE.—HIS RUPTURE WITH BUFFON.
- REPORT ON ANIMAL MAGNETISM.
- FOOTNOTES:
- ELECTION OF BAILLY INTO THE ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS.
- REPORT ON THE HOSPITALS.
- REPORT ON THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
- BIOGRAPHIES OF COOK AND OF GRESSET.
- ASSEMBLY OF THE NOTABLES.—BAILLY IS NAMED FIRST DEPUTY OF PARIS; AND SOON AFTER DEAN OR SENIOR OF THE DEPUTIES OF THE COMMUNES.
- BAILLY BECOMES MAYOR OF PARIS.—SCARCITY.—MARAT DECLARES HIMSELF INIMICAL TO THE MAYOR.—EVENTS OF THE 6TH OF OCTOBER.
- A GLANCE AT THE POSTHUMOUS MEMOIR OF BAILLY.
- EXAMINATION OF BAILLY'S ADMINISTRATION AS MAYOR.
- FOOTNOTE:
- THE KING'S FLIGHT.—EVENTS ON THE CHAMP DE MARS.
- BAILLY QUITS THE MAYORALTY THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER, 1791.—THE ESCHEVINS.—EXAMINATION OF THE REPROACHES THAT MIGHT BE ADDRESSED TO THE MAYOR.
- FOOTNOTE:
- BAILLY'S JOURNEY FROM PARIS TO NANTES, AND THEN FROM NANTES TO MÉLUN.— HIS ARREST IN THE LAST TOWN.—HE IS TRANSFERRED TO PARIS.
- BAILLY IS CALLED AS A WITNESS IN THE TRIAL OF THE QUEEN.—HIS OWN TRIAL BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL.—HIS CONDEMNATION TO DEATH.—HIS EXECUTION.—IMAGINARY DETAILS ADDED BY ILL-INFORMED HISTORIANS TO WHAT THAT ODIOUS AND FRIGHTFUL EVENT ALREADY PRESENTED.
- PORTRAIT OF BAILLY.—HIS WIFE.
- HERSCHEL.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM HERSCHEL.[17]
- FOOTNOTE:
- IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF OBSERVATION.
- FOOTNOTES:
- LABOURS IN SIDEREAL ASTRONOMY.
- LABOURS RELATIVE TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
- OPTICAL LABOURS.
- LAPLACE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- APPENDIX. (A.) THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF NOTICE OF SOME OTHER INTERESTING RESULTS OF THE RESEARCHES OF LAPLACE WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN MENTIONED IN THE TEXT.
- (B.)
- JOSEPH FOURIER.
- BIOGRAPHY READ AT A PUBLIC ASSEMBLY OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER, 1833.
- FOOTNOTE:
- BIRTH OF FOURIER.—HIS YOUTH.
- MEMOIR ON THE RESOLUTION OF NUMERICAL EQUATIONS.
- PART PLAYED BY FOURIER IN OUR REVOLUTION.—HIS ENTRANCE INTO THE CORPS OF PROFESSORS OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL AND THE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL.—EXPEDITION TO EGYPT.
- FOURIER PREFECT OF L'ISÈRE.
- MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF HEAT.
- CENTRAL HEAT OF THE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE.
- RETURN OF NAPOLEON FROM ELBA.—FOURIER PREFECT OF THE RHONE.—HIS NOMINATION TO THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF STATISTICS OF THE SEINE.
- ENTRANCE OF FOURIER INTO THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—HIS ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF PERPETUAL SECRETARY.—HIS ADMISSION TO THE FRENCH ACADEMY.
- FOOTNOTE:
- CHARACTER OF FOURIER.—HIS DEATH.
- THE END.
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