• At the crossroads of science and art, this catalogue compares the main milestones of scientific discoveries with their parallels in the collective imagination• Featuring 300 works which testify on the influence of scientific discoveries on the imagination and art of the 19th century• Accompanies an exhibition at Musée d’Orsay in Paris: December 2020 – May 2021. The exhibition has been organized with the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada, which will take place from June -