Yves Simonin, a rather obscure professor of hydrography in Bayonne, submitted five scientific papers to the Paris Academy of Sciences between 1738 and 1740, which only survive in the original manuscript versions. The topics Simonin deals with in these texts are essentially three: the rectification of navigation charts of the Southern Sea, the shape of the Earth, and the heliocentric theory. Far from acknowledging Simonin's contribution to the ongoing academic debate as a valuable one, the institution systematically rejected his work. In this paper, I first provide a critical analysis of Simonin's manuscripts. As I argue, their originality lies in the adoption of the perspective of a practitioner of and expert in navigational techniques. I then investigate the reasons behind the Academy's negative reception of Simonin's papers, casting light on the expertise required to participate in academic debates in the mid‐18th century, and on the limits set by the institution to the possibility of external intervention.

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制图，大地测量学和日心说：Yves Simonin的未发表论文

伊夫·西蒙宁（Yves Simonin）是巴约讷（Bayonne）一位比较晦涩的水文学教授，他在1738年至1740年之间向巴黎科学院提交了五篇科学论文，这些论文仅以原始手稿保存。西蒙宁在这些文本中涉及的主题本质上是三个：纠正南海的航海图，地球的形状以及日心说。该机构并没有承认西蒙宁对正在进行的学术辩论的贡献是有价值的，而是系统地拒绝了他的工作。在本文中，我首先对西蒙宁的手稿进行批判性分析。正如我所说，它们的独创性在于采用了导航技术从业者和专家的观点。然后，我调查了学院否决西蒙宁论文的背后原因，