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1666-2016: the solemn ceremony celebrating the
350 years of the Académie des Sciences was held
under the Cupola of the Institut de France on 28
June 2016. Eight members of the Académie, from as
many sections, briefly recounted the history of their
disciplines, highlighting their important stages and
paying tributes to the scientists who, whether they were
French or from other countries, contributed the most
to the progress, if not the revolution, that took place in
their own disciplines. This special issue of
La Lettre de
l’Académie des Sciences
presents the proceedings of
this momentous one-day event dedicated to the history
of science.