TIPE
"Le travail d’initiative personnelle encadré", or TIPE, is an exercise common to most entrance exams to the scientific Grandes écoles. It involves doing some multidisciplinary research work on a question concerning that year’s theme.
contact : tipe at sympa.obspm.fr
The library
The library of the Observatoire de Paris has many astronomical reports.
To search through the collections, rendez-vous at the library catalogue
After that, you can consult the works themselves on site, by taking an appointment:
On the Paris site: phone 01 40 51 21 41
Bibliothèque de l’Observatoire de Paris :
61, avenue de l’Observatoire
75 014 Paris
Opening times: 9h-13h et 14h-18h.
On the Meudon site: phone 01 45 07 79 34
Bibliothèque de l’Observatoire de Meudon :
5, place Jules Janssen
92 195 Meudon Cedex
Opening times: 9h-12h30 et 14h-18h.
Opening times and access to the library