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1846 in France

Explore 7 historical events and records for France in 1846.

Historical records for France in 1846

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May

Exile of Napoleon III

Napoleon III ยท Ham ยท House / House of Bonaparte

Escapes from Ham to London

August

Prediction of Neptune

Le Verrier, Urbain ยท Paris ยท Science / Astronomy

Predicts Neptune's position from gravitational perturbations in Uranus's orbit.

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Canal Survey

Bellefonds, Linant de ยท Suez Isthmus ยท Engineer ยท Science / Engineering

Helps survey possible canal routes across the Suez Isthmus before the later concession.

International Suez Survey Commission Formed

Prosper Enfantin ยท Egypt ยท Engineer ยท Science / Engineering

Prosper Enfantin encouraged international technical investigation of a canal across the Isthmus of Suez.

Proudhon Corresponds With Karl Marx

Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph ยท Paris ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Proudhon exchanged letters with Karl Marx but rejected becoming part of a centralized socialist correspondence network.

Proudhon Publishes Economic Contradictions

Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph ยท Paris ยท Humanities / Philosophy

Proudhon published System of Economic Contradictions also called The Philosophy of Poverty to develop his critique of political economy.

Saint-Denis

Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emmanuel ยท Paris ยท Arts / Architecture

Begins restoration work on Saint-Denis, the mausoleum of the King's of France

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