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en-wikipedia-org-7949		Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2914	384	69	Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (French: [fɔ̃tənɛl]; 11 February 1657 – 9 January 1757),[1] also called Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle, was a French author and an influential member of three of the academies of the Institut de France, noted especially for his accessible treatment of scientific topics during the unfolding of the Age of Enlightenment. His father, François le Bovier de Fontenelle, was a lawyer who worked in the provincial court of Rouen and came from a family of lawyers from Alençon.[2] He trained in the law but gave up after one case, devoting his life to writing about philosophers and scientists, especially defending the Cartesian tradition.[3] In spite of the undoubted merit and value of his writings, both to the laity and the scientific community, there is no question of his being a primary contributor to the field. There have been several collected editions of Fontenelle's works, the first being printed in 3 vols.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7949.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7949.txt