Epidemiology Models Illuminate Rumor Spread in 1789 France
TL;DR
This study uses epidemiological models and historical data to analyze how rumors spread during France's Great Fear of 1789, shedding light on the network of transmission and factors influencing the panic that contributed to the French Revolution.
Topics:healthhistory#epidemiology-models#french-revolution#great-fear-1789#historical-network-analysis#history#rumor-spreading
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