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Proceedings of France's National Institute Class of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy (Sept. 23, 1800 onward): curriculum plans, fluid experiments, 1799-1800 winter crop devastation in south, astronomical findings, math book editions, Piedmont's metrical alignment with France.
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Proceedings of the Class of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy for the first three months of the year 9-(beginning Sept. 23, 1800.)
C. Prony has published a detailed plan of that part of the business of the polytechnic school which concerns the doctrine of equilibrium and mechanical motion.
C. Lacroix communicated his ideas on the necessity of making new experiments on the resistance of fluids, and the means of accomplishing this object.
C. Duc de la Chapelle, an Associate, sent a very circumstantial memoir on the winter of the year 6, (1799-1800) which proved the destruction of half the crops in the south of France. He refers the chief causes of this calamity to the absence of snow, irregular thaws, and a great quantity of hoar frost.
Notwithstanding, the frequent rains, the official declination of the sun has been observed throughout the year. These observations, though few in number, have repeatedly confirmed the singular result, that the obliquity of the ecliptic appears weaker by some seconds in winter than in summer. This phenomenon may depend either on the imperfect knowledge of absolute refraction, or of the variations which it experiences in different states of the atmosphere.
C. Legendre has given a third edition of his Geometry; and C. Lacroix a second of his Elements of Algebra. The quick demand for these works shows both their real merit, and the zeal with which mathematics are studied in France.
The Executive Commission of Piedmont, who have received from C. Vasalli the models of the metre and the kilogramme, write to the Institute, that they are about to appoint a committee in order to establish, with the greatest accuracy, the relations between the weights and measures of Piedmont and those now adopted in France. It will also do its utmost to make the people sensible of the advantages of the new metrical system, the adoption of which will add to the bonds of union which should subsist between the two nations.
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France
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First Three Months Of The Year 9 (Beginning Sept. 23, 1800)
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destruction of half the crops in the south of france; third edition of geometry by c. legendre and second edition of elements of algebra by c. lacroix published; executive commission of piedmont to establish relations between piedmont weights and measures and french metrical system
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C. Prony published a detailed plan for the polytechnic school's doctrine of equilibrium and mechanical motion. C. Lacroix communicated ideas on new experiments for fluid resistance. C. Duc de la Chapelle sent a memoir on the winter of year 6 (1799-1800) proving destruction of half the crops in south of France due to absence of snow, irregular thaws, and hoar frost. Astronomical observations confirmed obliquity of the ecliptic weaker in winter than summer. C. Legendre issued third edition of Geometry; C. Lacroix second of Elements of Algebra. Executive Commission of Piedmont received models of metre and kilogramme from C. Vasalli and plans to appoint committee for aligning weights and measures with French system and promoting its adoption.