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The Land of Stevin and Huygens

A Sketch of Science and Technology in the Dutch Republic during the Golden Century

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. Dirk J. Struik

    1. M.I.T., USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Modern Science (SHMS, volume 7)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Young Republic

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 1-5

  3. Ancient Science

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 6-17

  4. The Period of Transition

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 18-31

  5. The Dutch Teachers of Mathematics and Navigation

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 32-51

  6. Simon Stevin

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 52-60

  7. The New Science

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 61-76

  8. Descartes

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 77-88

  9. Christiaan Huygens

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 89-101

  10. The Living World

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 102-123

  11. Colonial Science

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 124-131

  12. Into the Age of Boerhaave

    • Dirk J. Struik
    Pages 132-135

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 136-163
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Authors and Affiliations

  • M.I.T., USA

    Dirk J. Struik

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Land of Stevin and Huygens

  • Book Subtitle: A Sketch of Science and Technology in the Dutch Republic during the Golden Century

  • Authors: Dirk J. Struik

  • Series Title: Studies in the History of Modern Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8431-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1981

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1236-3Published: 31 August 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-8433-2Published: 08 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8431-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 163

  • Topics: History, general

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