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- Newton and the Netherlands: How Isaac Newton was Fashioned in the Dutch Republic
- 2012
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- Published by: Leiden University Press
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The Dutch Republic proved to be extremely receptive to the groundbreaking ideas of Isaac Newton (1643-1727). Dutch scholars such as Willem Jacob Gravesande and Petrus van Musschenbroek played a crucial role in the dissemination of Newton’s work, not only in the Netherlands, but also in the rest of Europe. With Newton and the Netherlands, editors Eric Jorink and Ad Maas collect a variety of essays that seek to contextualize Newtonian ideas within Dutch intellectual history and examine Newton’s powerful influence on his contemporaries in the Netherlands
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- pp. 7-12
- How Newtonian Was Herman Boerhaave?
- pp. 93-112
- Anti-Newtonianism and Radical Enlightenment
- pp. 207-226
Additional Information
ISBN
9789400600553
Related ISBN
9789087281373
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OCLC
966821709
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
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