Entente cordiale
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The Anglo-French connection is evident in science. Ernst Mach, the founder of the school of thought called Positivism, got the concept from Augusto Comte, who in turn had links with Marie-Francois-Xavier Bichat, founder of pathological anatomy. Other French and UK scientists and thinkers with some sort of a connection include architect Robert Adam, boot maker William Sturgeon and inventor Matthew Boulton.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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A light little number
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Historical facts related to the percentage alcohol by volume number on the label of Bordeaux wine are presented. These include the discovery of fungicide in Bordeaux, France, in 1882 to solve the problems in wineries, and the discovery of iodine by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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Sheer poetry
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Many scientific discoveries were made in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The experiments of the Curies and their associates led to the production of radium, processes for liquefying gases and the development of piezoelectric crystals, such as quartz.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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