Newton and the Netherlands

How Isaac Newton was Fashioned in the Dutch Republic

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Contributor(s)
Jorink, E. (editor)
Maas, A. (editor)
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OAPEN-NL
Language
English
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Abstract
In the course of the eighteenth century, Newton's ideas (in different guises and interpretations) became a veritable hype in Dutch society. In Newton & the Netherlands Newton's sudden success is analyzed in great depth and put into a new perspective.
URI
http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32747
Keywords
wetenschap algemeen; popular science; Amsterdam; Christiaan Huygens; Herman Boerhaave; Isaac Newton; Leiden; Natural philosophy; Netherlands; Newtonianism; Pieter van Musschenbroek
DOI
10.5117/9789087281373
Publisher
Leiden University Press
Publisher website
https://www.lup.nl/
Publication date and place
Leiden, 2012
Classification
Science: general issues
History of science
Pages
256
Public remark
Relevant Wikipedia pages: Amsterdam - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam; Christiaan Huygens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Huygens; Herman Boerhaave - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Boerhaave; Isaac Newton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton; Leiden - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiden; Natural philosophy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_philosophy; Netherlands - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands; Newtonianism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonianism; Pieter van Musschenbroek - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_van_Musschenbroek
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/