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The Humanities and the Modern Politics of Knowledge
This book addresses the shifting status of the humanities through a national case study spanning two centuries. The societal function of the humanities is considered from the …
Anton Pannekoek: Ways of Viewing Science and Society
Anton Pannekoek (1873-1960), prominent astronomer and world-renowned socialist theorist, stood at the nexus of the revolutions in politics, science and the arts of the early …
The Works and Times of Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
The lifetime of Johan Huizinga (1872–1945) was marked by dramatic transformations in Europe. Cityscapes, aesthetic codes, social orders, political cultures, international travel …
The Laboratory Revolution and the Creation of the Modern University, 1830-1940
The modern research university originated in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century, largely due to the creation and expansion of the teaching and research laboratory. …
Astronomer, Cartographer and Naturalist of the New World
This volume, Volume 1, presents Marggrafe’s stunning biography. Volume 2 consists of a text edition of his astronomical legacy, prepared for the printing press in the 1650s, but …
Astronomer, Cartographer and Naturalist of the New World
This volume, Volume 2, is a supplementary text and consists of a text edition of his astronomical legacy, prepared for the printing press in the 1650s, but only now finalized and …
Knowledge and Culture in the Early Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic around 1600 was a laboratory of the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. Here conditions were favourable for the development of new ways of knowing …