H

Hales, Stephen, 141

Haller, Albrecht von, 123

Hartsoeker, Nicolas, 58 , 203 , 204 , 210

makes lenses, 44

and spherical microscope, 158 , 319 n.20

supervises production of glass for scientific instruments, 53

Harvey, William, 9 , 119 , 123 , 132 , 133 , 138 , 144 , 311 n.9, 315 n.19

defenders and detractors of in France, 127 -128

influence of, 120 , 124 , 125 -126, 127 , 128 -130, 131 , 134 -137, 138 , 142 .

See also Analogical reasoning; Blood

Hautefeuille, abbé Jean de, 332 n.66

Heart, 138

functions of, 125 , 126 -127

motions of, 125 , 126 -127

Helmont, Joan Baptista van, 91 , 97 , 124 , 152

Herbelot de Molainville, Barthélemy d', sponsor of learned society, 327 n.51

Hesse, Mary, on analogy, 120 , 121 , 132 -133, 137 , 143

Hevelius, Johannes, 31

Hierarchy, of forms of life, 132 , 136 , 137 .

See also Académie royale des sciences; Community

Histoire des animaux , 18 , 59 , 207

installments of planned, 54 .

See also Anatomy; Natural history

Holland, regarded as rival of France, 31 , 32 .

See also Hartsoeker; Huygens; Leeuwenhoek

Homberg, Guillaume, 18 , 23 , 98

and air pump, 160 , 161 -165, 297 n.37, 308 n.36, 336 n.101

appointment of helps revive Academy, 19 -20, 24 , 111 , 225

attends meetings sponsored by Geoffroy, 196

career of, 20 , 172 , 202 , 211 -212

collects reimbursements for other academicians, 50

and distillation of plants, 90 , 92 , 95 , 99 , 287 n.21, 305 n.53

and medicine, 99

and natural history of plants, 103 , 111 , 114

and plant physiology, 146 , 152 , 153 , 160 , 161 -165

role of in Academy, 59

travels of, 202

Hooke, Robert, 67 , 136 , 139 , 140 , 156 , 203 , 317 n.4, 320 n.27, 335 n.100

reviews Mémoires des plantes , 303 n.28

tests seeds in air pump, 160

Hôtel des invalides, 41 , 187

supplies corpses for dissection, 59

Hubin, enameler and instrument maker, 44 , 193 , 317 n.3, 333 n.68

Huilliot, Claude, painter of plants and animals, 195

Huygens, Christiaan, 14 , 18 , 20 , 36 , 43 , 49 , 60 , 156 , 202 , 208 , 213 , 289 n.42, 326 n.38, 327 n.57, 331 n.61

and air pump, 160 -162, 162 , 163 -164, 165 , 193 , 212

and capillary tubes, 139

celebrity in Academy, 13 , 35

and Charas, 172 ;

as collector, 195

correspondents of, 203 , 331 n.45

enemies of, 159 , 206

lodged in Bibliothèque du roi, 41 , 43 , 334 n.81

and natural history, 70 , 71 , 74 , 79

portrait of, 42 ;

receives information about Academy, 22 , 95 , 109 , 110 , 207 , 288 n.38

on rise of sap. 140 , 142

role of in Academy, 14 , 182

and spherical microscope, 158 , 159 , 204

and study of plants, 21 , 132 , 158 , 160 -161, 312 -313 n.34

Huygens, Constantyn, 158

Hydraulics, 49 , 50 , 59 , 222

hydraulic machines, 56

Hydrography, teaching of, 16

Hydrostatics, study of, 18