Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Manuscript Sources xiv
5. Acknowledgements xv
6. List of Plates xvii
7. Abbreviations xix
8. The Society of Arcueil xx
9. Introduction 1
10. Chapter One: Napoleon Bonaparte and Science 4
11. Chapter Two: The Men of Arcueil 56
12. Chapter Three: The Organization of Science in France at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 147
13. Chapter Four: Scientific Institutions for Teaching and Research in Early Nineteenth-Century France 190
14. Chapter Five: The Origins of the Society of Arcueil 232
15. Chapter Six: The Activities of the Society of Arcueil 277
16. Chapter Seven: The 'Mémoires' of the Society of Arcueil 336
17. Chapter Eight: Arcueil-The Last Phase (1814-1822) 395
18. Chapter Nine: The Influence of Former Members of the Society of Arcueil on Nineteenth-Century Science 429
19. Select Bibliography of Printed Sources 475
20. Name Index 493
21. Subject Index 505