1666: Académie des Sciences founded in Paris by Colbert; 1699: Louis XIV made it a royal institution under his protection; 1793: Académie des Sciences suppressed by the revolutionary Convention; 1795: Institut national des Sciences et des Arts, of which the sciences were the first class, created; 1816: after the restoration of the monarchy, the Académie des Sciences was re-established as an independent body and is now one of the Institut de France's five constituent academies. 23, quai de Conti - 75006 PARIS