Letter, 1775, to Condorcet.

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Letter, 1775, to Condorcet.

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Letter written on behalf of Louis XVI asking Condorcet to give lessons on hydraulic engineering so as to promote the progress of canals, windmills, and waterways, and thereby improve the standard of living.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de, 1764-1822.

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Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793

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Phelypeaux, Count de Maurepas, was a French statesman and administrator, born in 1701 to Louis XIV's Secretary of State. Phelypeaux served under both Louis XV and Louis XVI, during which time he reformed the French navy and aided in the aristocracy's obstruction of political reform. From the description of 18th century French royal commission, 1759 May 24. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122646282 ...

Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques, baron de l'Aulne, 1727-1781

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French statesman under Louis XVI, economist associated with the Physiocrat school, and writer. From the description of Letter, 1775, to Condorcet. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866739 Turgot, French statesman and economist, most remembered for his book, Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses (Reflections on the formation and distrubtion of wealth). The Marquis de Condorcet was mentored by and wrote a biography on Turgot. From the descri...