He survived into the reign of Louis XVI and just outlasted the king, apparently falling victim to the hard-hearted revolutionaries in 1793 a few ... culminated in a map of France which showed ...

When the advances made by the Scientific Revolution were applied to machinery, the Industrial Revolution was born. The ...

The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles ... in 1666), Louis XV and Louis XVI (who was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution). Through more than 120 artifacts ...

The guillotine’s story in France had begun just a few years prior. In late 1789, during a discussion about reforming the French penal code, physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed a standard ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

Experts just found a 3D map that was carved into quartz sandstone likely 13,000 years ago. Located within the famed Segognole ...

The work was found in a rock shelter located to the south of Paris, France, that features prehistoric engravings ...

To read more about mapmakers through time, go to "Mapping the Past." 3-D map on cave floor, Ségognole 3, France ...

2/5/1793: Chisholm v. Georgia argued.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A 13,000-year-old three-dimensional map has been discovered in a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin, potentially the oldest of its kind. This ...

France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ignited this week with controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel ...

The show spans the 17th and 18th centuries, covering the reigns of Louis XIV (who founded the French Academy of Sciences in 1666), Louis XV and Louis XVI (who was executed in 1793 during the ...