History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands
David Gorlaeus (1591-1612): An Enigmatic Figure in the History of Philosophy and Science
1st Edition
By Christoph Lüthy
January 09, 2026
When David Gorlaeus (1591-1612) passed away at 21 years of age, he left behind two highly innovative manuscripts. Once they were published, his work had a remarkable impact on the evolution of seventeenth-century thought.,However, as his identity was unknown, divergent interpretations of their ...
The Practice of Philology in the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands
1st Edition
Edited
By Ton van Kalmthout, Huib Zuidervaart
January 09, 2026
The Netherlands have a long and important tradition in scholarly philology. For instance in the early days of Leiden University 'philology', or the critical examination of classical texts, was regarded as a 'cutting-edge science'. This field of scholarship had far reaching implications on ...
Showcasing Science: A History of Teylers Museum in the Nineteenth Century
1st Edition
By Martin P. Weiss
December 01, 2025
Teylers Museum was founded in 1784 and soon thereafter became one of the most important centres of Dutch science. The Museum's first director, Martinus van Marum, famously had the world's largest electrostatic generator built and set up in Haarlem. This subsequently became the most prominent item ...