Notes and Records ( IF 0.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-10 , DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2021.0060 Silvia F. de M. Figueirôa 1
Simon-Suzanne-Nérée Boubée was born in Toulouse (France) in May 1806 and died in August 1862 in Luchon (France). This paper discusses Boubée's activities as a science popularizer exemplified through the journal L'Écho du Monde Savant, published in Paris from 1834 to 1846. L'Écho intended to ‘present a summary of the most important news taking place within the savant world’ to the public. In this journal Boubée published a broad range of topics, for example, advocating the crucial role and extent of geology, and the utmost value of industry and agriculture. The working hypothesis is that Boubée's convictions and profile, intertwined with some relevant trends within the French intellectual context—as manifested in science and technology matters—constituted the propelling force for his project to popularize science. Boubée's commitments to popular education, together with other aspects such as valuing the knowledge of workers, and praise for women's education and their scientific activity, were aligned with contemporary political and social movements. Like many practitioners of science hitherto unknown to historians, his work deserves deeper appreciation.
中文翻译:
19 世纪法国的科学普及:Nérée Boubée(1806-1862)和 L'Écho du Monde Savant 杂志
Simon-Suzanne-Nérée Boubée 于 1806 年 5 月出生于图卢兹(法国),并于 1862 年 8 月在卢雄(法国)去世。本文讨论Boubée的活动,通过杂志为例科学普及者L'回声du Monde酒店萨文特,在巴黎出版的1834年至1846年L'回声旨在向公众“呈现学者世界中发生的最重要新闻的摘要”。在这本期刊上,Boubée 发表了广泛的主题,例如,倡导地质学的关键作用和范围,以及工农业的最大价值。工作假设是,Boubée 的信念和形象,与法国知识背景中的一些相关趋势交织在一起——体现在科学和技术问题上——构成了他普及科学的项目的推动力。Boubée 对大众教育的承诺,以及其他方面,如重视工人的知识、赞扬妇女教育及其科学活动,都与当代政治和社会运动保持一致。