Les instructions de voyage dans les expéditions scientifiques françaises (1750-1830)/Travel instructions for the French scientific expeditions (1750-1830)

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ID9335129
AuthorsLorelai Kury (0000-0002-5231-5720, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume51
Issue1
Pages65-92
Publication date1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevue d histoire des sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0151-4105 • E-ISSN: 1969-6582
PublisherPresses Universitaires de France (PUBLISHER • FR)
DOI10.3406/rhs.1998.1310
PMID11636948
OpenAlexW2021790996
LanguageFR
Citations received15

At the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the literature of travel instructions increased greatly. This literature expresses the expectations of naturalists, the scientific community and government with respect to knowledge and use of natural products from exotic lands. As far as texts relating to natural history are concerned, the research priorities emphasized, the methodology proposed and the audience to which they were directed make it clear that expeditions were conceived as an essential but not final stage of scientific investigation. Indeed, the requirements voiced in these instructions show that the appraisal of the data gathered was to be carried out within French research institutions and botanical gardens

Art · Humanities · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History of Science and Natural History · Philosophy

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