TY - JOUR
T1 - Blind ambition
T2 - Geoffroy St-Hilaire's theory of everything
AU - Humphries, Paul
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = December 2007; Journal title (773t) = Endeavour. ISSNs: 0160-9327;
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - When Napoléon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he took with him a group of savants to study the natural history, architecture, ancient history and society of Egypt. One young naturalist, Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, went along and made his mark in the study of living and mummified animals, setting the course for his future successes and fame when he returned to Paris in 1801. But during his time in Egypt, when he was free to roam physically and intellectually, he formulated a radical, all-encompassing theory, which he claimed could explain all natural forces and processes in the world.
AB - When Napoléon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he took with him a group of savants to study the natural history, architecture, ancient history and society of Egypt. One young naturalist, Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, went along and made his mark in the study of living and mummified animals, setting the course for his future successes and fame when he returned to Paris in 1801. But during his time in Egypt, when he was free to roam physically and intellectually, he formulated a radical, all-encompassing theory, which he claimed could explain all natural forces and processes in the world.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Egypt
KW - France
KW - History of science
KW - Natural history
U2 - 10.1016/j.endeavour.2007.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.endeavour.2007.10.003
M3 - Article
SN - 0160-9327
VL - 31
SP - 134
EP - 139
JO - Endeavour
JF - Endeavour
IS - 4
ER -