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Long-term loan for the summer
Long-term loan for the summer The library is implementing a "long-term" loan for the summer period. For Promotion X2021: Starting from May 15th, the loan is granted until September 30th. For all other readers: Starting from June
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École Polytechnique is testing TheMetaNews
École Polytechnique is testing TheMetaNews From May 17th to June 21st, 2023, École Polytechnique and other institutions of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (ENSTA, ENSAE, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis) are participating in the test of
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New subscription: Europresse
New subscription: Europresse The library of École Polytechnique is pleased to introduce its new subscription to the Europresse database. This new subscription is the result of collaboration between the five libraries of IP Paris
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Culture
Copie de Chemistry, Symphony of Materials
Copie de Chemistry, Symphony of Materials Exhibition - 21 november to 31 december 2022 Chemistry is not just an industry, it is above all a very creative science that has given rise to a host of technological advances (electronics
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IP-Paris HAL open archive
IP-Paris HAL open archive The l’Institut Polytechnique de Paris Hal portal was born from the desire to highlight scientific production of researchers from the 5 member institutions of the IP Paris. Every publication deposited
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The library enriches its special collections
The library enriches its special collections Several recently acquired documents have joined the library's special collection. They concern a student from the first class (1794), another from the class of 1810, Lazare Carnot and his two
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Litre and decalitre: brass models from the École Polytechnique