Denis Diderot and the Encyclopédie project (1746–1772)

1. Le Breton commissions French Cyclopaedia translation

   Jan 1, 1745Labels: Andr Le, Cyclopaedia

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2. Diderot joins the Encyclopédie project

   Jan 1, 1746Labels: Denis Diderot

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3. Diderot and d’Alembert made co-editors

   Oct 16, 1747Labels: Denis Diderot, Jean d'Alembert

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4. Diderot imprisoned at Vincennes

   Jul 24, 1749Labels: Denis Diderot, Vincennes Prison

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5. Prospectus invites subscriptions for Encyclopédie

   Nov 1, 1750Labels: Prospectus, Subscribers

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6. Volume I of the Encyclopédie appears

   Jul 1, 1751Labels: Volume I, Encyclop die

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7. French authorities suspend the Encyclopédie briefly

   Jan 1, 1752Labels: French authorities

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8. Damiens attacks Louis XV; backlash intensifies

   Jan 5, 1757Labels: Robert-Fran ois, Louis XV

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9. d’Alembert decides to abandon the enterprise

   Jan 20, 1758Labels: Jean d'Alembert

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10. Diderot credits Jaucourt’s major contributions

    Jan 1, 1759Labels: Louis de

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11. Royal Council withdraws privilege; printing goes clandestine

    Mar 8, 1759Labels: Royal Council

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12. Plates publication begins under continued pressure

    Jan 1, 1762Labels: Plates, Illustrations

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13. Diderot discovers Le Breton’s secret cuts

    Jan 1, 1764Labels: Andr Le

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14. Seventeen text volumes completed (1751–1765)

    Jan 1, 1765Labels: Text volumes, Encyclop die

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15. Final plates volumes published; first edition complete

    Jan 1, 1772Labels: Plates volumes, First edition

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