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Philosophy 167: Class 11 - Part 9 - The Founding of the Royal Academy: the Scholars, the Royal Observatory, and Cassini's Observations of Saturn.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-11-18
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Synopsis: The Royal Academy of Sciences was founded in 1666, with Cassini the first royal astronomer of France.
Opening line: "All right, so England is in the process of forming the royal society, with Marx' success."
Duration: 7:43 minutes.
Segment: Class 11, Part 9.
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Astronomy--History.
Astronomy--Philosophy.
Philosophy and science.
Academie royale des sciences (France)
Cassini, Giovanni Domenico, 1625-1712.
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