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Palais de la Découverte, the Glossary

The Palais de la Découverte ("Discovery Palace") is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris, France.^[1]

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Planetaria in France
Science museums in France

Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas

Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas (11 August 1847 – 1907) was a French architect.

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Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

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Biology

Biology is the scientific study of life.

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Chemistry

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.

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Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie ("City of Science and Industry", abbreviated la CSI) or simply CSI is the biggest science museum in Europe. Palais de la Découverte and Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie are museums in Paris, planetaria in France and science museums in France.

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Exposition Universelle (1900)

The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Geology

Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

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Grand Palais

The (Great Palace of the Champs-Élysées), commonly known as the, is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, France. Palais de la Découverte and Grand Palais are Buildings and structures in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and museums in Paris.

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Jean Baptiste Perrin

Jean Baptiste Perrin (30 September 1870 – 17 April 1942) was a French physicist who, in his studies of the Brownian motion of minute particles suspended in liquids (sedimentation equilibrium), verified Albert Einstein's explanation of this phenomenon and thereby confirmed the atomic nature of matter.

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Journal officiel de la République française

The Official Journal of the French Republic (Journal officiel de la République française), also known as the JORF or JO, is the government gazette of the French Republic.

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List of museums in Paris

There are around 130 museums in Paris, France, within city limits. Palais de la Découverte and List of museums in Paris are museums in Paris.

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List of works by Alexandre Falguière

This is a list of some of the works by the French artist Alexandre Falguière.

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Mathematics

Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes abstract objects, methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself.

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Nobel Prize in Physics

The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik) is an annual award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions to mankind in the field of physics.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Physics

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

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Pi

The number (spelled out as "pi") is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159.

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Planetarium

A planetarium (planetariums or planetaria) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation.

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Science museum

A science museum is a museum devoted primarily to science.

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University of Paris

The University of Paris (Université de Paris), known metonymically as the Sorbonne, was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution.

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