Journal de Trevoux ou memoires...
This monthly journal review of the arts, sciences, and letters was established by Jesuits Jacques Philippe Lallemant and Michel Le Telier in 1701. At first the concentration was on abstracts and reviews of current books, but gradually it broadened its scope until by the middle of the century the Journal de Trevoux included evaluations of the major intellectual themes of the age. Although often considered merely as the mouthpiece of the Church against the Fench philosophes, the journal provided a forum for much valid original scientific research by Jesuits and others. The engraving illustrates a total eclipse of the sun observed by Jesuit astronomers at Avignon.