La Nature à l’épreuve

Les débuts de l’expérimentation à Genève (1670-1790)

By (author) René Sigrist Series edited by Michel Delon Series edited by Jacques Berchtold

Book cover: La Nature à l’épreuve

Extent: 706 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Series: L'Europe des Lumieres

Series volume number: 8

Language: French

Hardback (Forthcoming)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9782406210887

6.18 x 9.45 inches

Price: $165.00

Out of stock

This work studies the way in which, between 1670 and 1790, the development of observation, experimentation and physical measurement imposed a new kind of administration of proof and announced a new intellectual and social order founded on natural reason.

  • By (author) René Sigrist
  • Series edited by Michel Delon
  • Series edited by Jacques Berchtold