The French Academy of Sciences ( `` French '' : Académie des sciences ) is a learned society , founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert , to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research .
The French Academy of Sciences ( `` French '' : Académie des sciences ) is a learned society , founded in 1666 by Louis XIV . Its aim was to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research .