1751 ⟶ Publication Begins of the French Encyclopédie

1785: The French Encyclopédie
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✍️ Descartes Publishes Discours de la Méthode

René Descartes publishes Discours de la Méthode ("The Discourse on the Method") in French.⟶
Descartes Publishes Discours de la Méthode (1637)
PhilosophyScientific RevolutionRationalismEpistemologyMetaphysicsEnlightenment
FranceFrance

✍️ Voltaire's 'Letters Concerning the English Nation' Published in French

Letters Concerning the English Nation by Voltaire published in French.⟶
Voltaire's 'Letters Concerning the English Nation' Published in French (1734)
EnlightenmentLiteraturePhilosophyVoltaireSatireFreedom of Speech
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔬 Buffon Begins Writing Histoire naturelle

(1749-1789) Buffon wrote Histoire naturelle.⟶
Buffon Begins Writing Histoire naturelle (1749)
Natural HistoryEnlightenmentZoologyBotanyScientific RevolutionScientific Literature
FranceFrance

📚 Publication Begins of the French Encyclopédie

1785: The French Encyclopédie⟶
Publication Begins of the French Encyclopédie (1751)
EnlightenmentKnowledgeScientific RevolutionPhilosophyIntellectual History
FranceFrance

🖋️ Voltaire Publishes Candide

Candide by Voltaire⟶
Voltaire Publishes Candide (1759)
LiteratureEnlightenmentSatireFrench LiteratureVoltaireSocial Commentary
FranceFrance

✍️ Publication of *Les Liaisons dangereuses*

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos⟶
Publication of *Les Liaisons dangereuses* (1782)
LiteratureNovelFrench LiteratureEpistolary NovelSocial CommentaryEnlightenment
FranceFrance