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Racine, Jean, friend of Dodart and Bourdelin, 19
Rainwater. See Water
Ray, John, 147 , 200 , 204 , 299 n.23, 307 -308 n.29, 312 n.30, 314 n.8, 328 -329 n.16, 336 n.110
classification of plants by, 67 , 75
on distillation of plants, 90
on need for illustrated natural history of plants, 70 , 80
Réaumur, René Antoine Ferchault de, 193
Referee. See Académie royale des sciences, functions and goals of
Reform of science and technology. See Académie royale des sciences, functions of; Ideals
Régis, Pierre Sylvain, 154 , 311 n.5, 314 n.9
Reméde des pauvres . See Medicine, for poor
Renaudot, Théophraste, 172
Reneaume, Michel Louys, 306 n.8
tries to revive natural history of plants in 1709, 114 , 302 n.65
Revolution, scientific, 3 -4, 8 , 67 , 155
scientific community during, 145 , 181 , 221 , 225
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal, 17
Richer, Jean, 50 , 213 , 293 n.25, 295 nn.4, 6, 333 n.75, 335 n.94
Riolan, Jean, 132
on circulation of blood, 125 , 126 -127, 130 , 136
Roannez, duke of, 19
Robert, Nicolas, painter and engraver, 80 , 194
drawings and engravings of plants, 72 , 77 , 78 , 86
watercolors of plants, 71 , 300 nn.41, 43
Roberval, Gilles Personne de, 17 , 156 , 327 , n.57
Robin, Vespasian, 213
Roemer, Ole, 44 , 45 , 202 , 203 , 294 n.35
and spherical microscope, 159
trip of to England, 99
books by read in Paris, 185
and capillary action, 139
offers instruction in natural philosophy, 197
Rolle, Michel, offers instruction in algebra, 197
Royal Academy of Architecture. See Académie royale d'architecture
Royal Garden. See Jardin royal
Royal Society (London), 22 -23, 29 , 34 , 156 , 182 , 203 , 205 , 207 , 215 , 291 n.12, 330 n.37, 331 n.45, 332 n.65
academicians as Fellows of, 202
and air pump, 160
contacts with Academy, 202
medical practitioners in, 172