The Bibliothèque universelle was an academic journal published by a group of Genevan scholars first centred on Marc-Auguste Pictet (1752–1825), later around Auguste Arthur de la Rive (1801–1873) and other scholars. It enjoyed a wide audience in the various French-speaking countries of Europe during the 19th century.
13-585: The initial form of the journal was the Bibliothèque Britannique , which began publication in 1796, and focused on British science, techniques, literature and agriculture. Its founders and editors were Marc-Auguste Pictet ("Sciences & Arts"), Charles Pictet de Rochemont ("Literature"), and Frédéric-Guillaume Maurice ("Agriculture"). This journal was succeeded in 1816 by the Bibliothèque universelle des sciences, belles-lettres, et arts , which kept
26-619: A group of Genevan scholars first centred on Marc-Auguste Pictet (1752–1825), later around Auguste Arthur de la Rive (1801–1873) and other scholars. It enjoyed a wide audience in the various French-speaking countries of Europe during the 19th century. The initial form of the journal was the Bibliothèque Britannique , which began publication in 1796, and focused on British science, techniques, literature and agriculture. Its founders and editors were Marc-Auguste Pictet ("Sciences & Arts"), Charles Pictet de Rochemont ("Literature"), and Frédéric-Guillaume Maurice ("Agriculture"). This journal
39-462: A group of Genevan scholars including Etienne Dumont , Pellegrino Rossi , Jacob Frederic Lullin de Châteauvieux , as well as Augustin Pyramus de Candolle and Auguste De la Rive for the scientific part. In 1836, the two main series, science and literature, were merged for a period of ten years under the leadership of Auguste De la Rive and given the name of Bibliothèque universelle de Genève . In 1846,
52-405: A wide range of scientific, literary, moral and economic topics. It was divided into two series, one for science ("sciences & arts") and one for literature, plus a supplement for agriculture. Each series had a monthly issue, agriculture being a quarterly. It was originally intended to provide the scholars and men of letters of Europe with French excerpts of scientific and literary publications from
65-511: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See tips for writing articles about academic journals . Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page . Biblioth%C3%A8que Britannique The Bibliothèque Britannique was a monthly journal of the sciences and the arts published in Geneva by Marc-Auguste Pictet , his younger brother Charles , and their friend Frédéric-Guillaume Maurice . Created in 1796, it covered
78-614: The British Isles. In the field of science and medicine it gave an extensive coverage of the works of Benjamin Thompson , Humphry Davy , John Leslie or Edward Jenner as well as many others. In the "Literature" series, authors such as Walter Scott , Jeremy Bentham or Jane Austen were presented to a French speaking audience. Casually, the main editors could rely on the help of Pierre Prevost for philosophy, Louis Odier for medicine and Gaspard De la Rive for chemistry. Published under
91-458: The first World War by Genevan men of science such as Auguste De la Rive, François-Jules Pictet-De la Rive (1809–1872), Casimir Pyrame de Candolle (1836–1918) and Edouard Sarasin (1843–1917). Renamed Archives des sciences in 1947, this periodical maintained its three issues a year until 2004. It still exists today as a local and non-specialized periodical of natural history and history of science. This article about an academic journal
104-457: The first World War by Genevan men of science such as Auguste De la Rive, François-Jules Pictet-De la Rive (1809–1872), Casimir Pyrame de Candolle (1836–1918) and Edouard Sarasin (1843–1917). Renamed Archives des sciences in 1947, this periodical maintained its three issues a year until 2004. It still exists today as a local and non-specialized periodical of natural history and history of science. This article about an academic journal
117-445: The periodical was divided again between a series on literature, which kept the name of Bibliothèque universelle and a series on science, which took the name of Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles . The Bibliothèque universelle went through many changes, which did not prevent its encyclopedic formula to become gradually obsolete. It disappeared in 1924. The Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles were edited until
130-494: The same editors until 1824–25 and was also published in three series, one focusing on science and techniques, another on literature, and a third one on agriculture. After Pictet's death (1825), the periodical was taken over by Georges Maurice (1799–1839) and Pictet de Rochemont's two sons, soon joined by a group of Genevan scholars including Etienne Dumont , Pellegrino Rossi , Jacob Frederic Lullin de Châteauvieux , as well as Augustin Pyramus de Candolle and Auguste De la Rive for
143-547: The same title until 1815, the Bibliothèque Britannique comprised 140 volumes, and about 45,000 pages in all. In 1816, after the fall of Napoleon, the periodical became the Bibliothèque Universelle in order to introduce original French, German, Italian and Swiss articles as well. Biblioth%C3%A8que universelle de Gen%C3%A8ve The Bibliothèque universelle was an academic journal published by
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#1732855095363156-671: The scientific part. In 1836, the two main series, science and literature, were merged for a period of ten years under the leadership of Auguste De la Rive and given the name of Bibliothèque universelle de Genève . In 1846, the periodical was divided again between a series on literature, which kept the name of Bibliothèque universelle and a series on science, which took the name of Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles . The Bibliothèque universelle went through many changes, which did not prevent its encyclopedic formula to become gradually obsolete. It disappeared in 1924. The Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles were edited until
169-415: Was succeeded in 1816 by the Bibliothèque universelle des sciences, belles-lettres, et arts , which kept the same editors until 1824–25 and was also published in three series, one focusing on science and techniques, another on literature, and a third one on agriculture. After Pictet's death (1825), the periodical was taken over by Georges Maurice (1799–1839) and Pictet de Rochemont's two sons, soon joined by
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