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ISBN10: 2386270572
ISBN13: 9782386270574
Publisher: Hello Editions
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: French
ISBN13: 9782386270574
Publisher: Hello Editions
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: French
Ce livre retrace le parcours romancé d'une femme, Lucie Laugier, née sous les étoiles, à l'Observatoire de Paris, en 1822. Elle était la nièce de François Arago qui fut, en son temps, l'un des plus grands savants de son siècle, mais également un homme politique de premier plan. Lucie a su concilier son rôle d'assistante indispensable de son oncle dans toutes ses activités, scientifiques et politiques, et celui de reine des abeilles de sa nombreuse famille, avec intelligence et élégance. Républicaine convaincue, elle a été un témoin privilégié des nombreux événements chaotiques et dramatiques du XIXe siècle qui ont abouti à l'instauration durable de la République. Sa riche personnalité est vantée dans les biographies consacrées aux nombreux membres éminents de sa famille et c'est Alexander von Humboldt, grand savant Prussien, ami de François et familier des lieux, qui lui donna son titre: l'ange de l'Observatoire ...
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