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100	1	0	_aLe Lay, Colette _eauthor
700	1	0	_a Rémy, Frédérique _eauthor
245	0	0	_aThe 1749 Essay on Ice
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520			_aThe Dissertation sur la glace, written by Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan at the beginning of his career in Béziers and Bordeaux, then entirely revised thirty years later when he had become a reputable member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, was considered by his contemporaries as a major contribution on the subject. Proceeding from the formation of ice to the melting of ice, the whole range of relevant phenomena are studied, through numerous observations and experiments. The main concept that Mairan makes use of is that of subtle matter. By 1749, however, such theories were no longer well considered. This induced the author to add a preface defending system-mindedness. This preface did not fail in turn to attract the criticism of the Encyclopedists.
690			_aJean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan
690			_asubtle matter
690			_aice
690			_asystem
786	0		_nRevue d’histoire des sciences | Volume 68 | 2 | 2016-01-05 | p. 359-374 | 0151-4105
856	4	1	_uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-d-histoire-des-sciences-2015-2-page-359?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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