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PROMOTING SCIENCE TEACHING
Ry-Chazerat Estate
Adolphe Godin de Lépinay (1821-1888) is the often unknown designer of the Panama Canal as it was finally built after the failure
of the operation led by Ferdinand de Lesseps. An engineer from the École des Ponts et Chaussées, he was also behind the maps
of many railway lines in France and Algeria. He bequeathed his Ry-Chazerat manor house and lands, located in the commune of
Journet, in the Vienne Department to the Académie. An application for the
Maisons des illustres
label is underway.
Since 2013, there is a partnership framework-
convention between the Académie des
Sciences, Conseil Général de la Vienne [Council
of the Vienne Department] and communes of
Journet and Montmorillon. It is in this specific
context that the Académie des Sciences:
•
showcases its publications every year
at the Salon du Livre de Montmorillon
[Montmorillon Book Fair];
•
is considering the possibility of setting
up a centre where high school and
college students may learn of the
challenges of modern and reasoned
agriculture – which seeks the right
balance between high productivity and
respect for ecosystems;
•
plans to reorganize the Ry-Chazerat
mansion to host scientists awarded
the
Villa
Ry-Chazerat Prize
(
Prix de
la villa Ry-Chazerat)
and thus make
it possible for them to stay there,
dedicated to the writing of scientific
educational works.
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