Dutch Pioneers of Science
Author: Leo Beek
Publisher: Assen, Netherlands : Van Gorcum
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 192
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Author: Leo Beek
Publisher: Assen, Netherlands : Van Gorcum
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jacques L. R. Touret
Publisher: Edita-The Publishing House of the Royal
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 222
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Author: D.J. Struik
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9400984316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Publisher: Picador
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781509893331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHugh Aldersey-Williams brilliantly reveals the untold story of the Huygens family, movers and shakers of the Dutch Golden Age. Christiaan Huygens was an inventor, observer and thinker. The first person to use mathematical theory to solve scientific problems, he paved the way for modern science methodology. He invented the telescope that discovered Saturn's ring, the clock mechanism that we still use today and actively encouraged the international sharing of these ideas in an age when scientists kept their discoveries close. Christiaan came from a family of multi-talented individuals whose circle included not only leading figures of Dutch society, but artists and philosophers too, such as Rembrandt and Descartes. They lived in a period where science was equal to art and where both those disciplines sought to understand light. Dutch artists used scientific perspective to give their paintings a depth hitherto not seen, Dutch engineers ground lenses into optical devices to aid vision, and the Huygens were a family determined to master, not just practice, these skills. Dutch Light is a beautifully written, narrative portrait of a place and time in science, a period that saw an unprecedented expansion of ideas that changed our understanding of the world. Hugh Aldersey-Williams vividly weaves together the contributions of a number of personalities, connected by family as much as by scientific sympathies.
Author: Harold John Cook
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13: 0300117965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents evidence that Dutch commerce, not religion, inspired the rise of science in the 16th and 17th centuries. Scrutinises many historical documents relating to the study of medicine and natural history during this era, showing direct links between commerce and trade, and the flourishing of scientific investigation.
Author: Netherlands Society for the History of Medicine, Mathematics and Exact Sciences (Netherlands)
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Published: 1961
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Klaas Van Berkel
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 712
ISBN-13: 9789004100060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe handbook A History of Science in The Netherlands aims to correct this situation by providing a chronological and thematic survey of the field from the 16th century to the present, essays on selected aspects of science in the Netherlands, and reference biographies of about 65 important Dutch scientists.
Author: Joop W. Koopmans
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2007-05-22
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 0810864444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Netherlands, frequently but erroneously called Holland, is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. In the past few decades, it has been undergoing many transformations made possible by its dynamic and fast-moving political landscape. It has shifted from fierce nationalism toward a self-image of tolerance and permissiveness: the national identity and self-consciousness has slowly eroded through decolonization and immigration. Unfortunately, several murders of prominent, controversial politicians have started yet another shift away from tolerance, and economic stagnation has bred pessimism. Nonetheless, despite many trials and tribulations, there has been real progress, and the Dutch have perhaps done a better job of coming to terms with their limitations than many others in the world. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands contains more than 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individual topics spanning the Netherlands' political, economic, and social system along with short biographies on important figures who have shaped the Netherlands' history. Supplementing the entries are a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and a bibliography, making this a superb quick reference on the Netherlands.
Author: Edward G. Ruestow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996-07-13
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780521470780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocusing on the two seventeenth-century pioneers of microscopic discovery, the Dutchmen Jan Swammerdam and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, the author demonstrates that their uneasiness with their social circumstances spurred their discoveries. Ruestow argues that while aspects of Dutch culture impeded serious research with the microscope, the contemporary culture shaped how Swammerdam and Leeuwenhoek responded to what they saw through the lens. For those interested in the history of science, this book considers the impact of institutionalization on microscopic research, and dissects the cultural, social and emotional circumstances that shaped early microscopic discovery.