In 1407, Nicolas Flamel caused to be built on the vaults of Saint-Jacques de la Boucherie, a chamber which cost him four livres six sous, sixteen farthings, parisis.

1407 年， Nicolas Flamel 在 Saint-Jacques de la Boucherie 的拱顶上建造了一个房间， 耗资四里弗六苏， 十六法令，巴黎。

In 1768, when Maria Antonia was just thirteen Mathieu-Jacques de Vermond, a member of Louis XV's court, arrived to Vienna to begin tutoring Antonia in French and the culture of the French court at Versailles.

1768 年， 玛丽亚·安东尼娅只有 13 岁，路易十五宫廷成员马蒂厄·雅克·德·弗蒙德 (Mathieu-Jacques de Vermond) 抵达维也纳， 开始辅导安东尼娅法语和凡尔赛法国宫廷文化。

For instance, an early automaton created in 1739 by the Frenchman Jacques de Vaucanson was the Canard Digerateur or Digesting Duck, a machine in the shape of a duck that appeared to eat grain and then defecate.

例如，法国人 Jacques de Vaucanson 于 1739 年创造的早期自动机是 Canard Digerateur 或 Digesting Duck，这是一种鸭子形状的机器，看起来像是在吃谷物然后排便。