The Land of Stevin and Huygens: A Sketch of Science and Technology in the Dutch Republic During the Golden Century

admiration already Amsterdam animals appeared Aristotle became began beginning belonged better body called Cartesian CHAPTER circle clocks collected Company connected continued countries death Descartes died discovery Dutch earth edition engineering England English especially Europe existed experiment famous followed French Galileo geometry Golden Holland Huygens ideas important influence interest Italy kind knowledge known land later Latin leading learned Leeuwenhoek Leiden living look maps mathematics mechanics medicine mentioned merchants method motion moved Museum nature navigation Netherlands North observation period persons philosopher physician picture Plancius plants position possible practice present Prince problem professor published pupil reason remained Republic respect result scientific scientists seventeenth century shows so-called Spanish Stevin Swammerdam teacher theory tion town trade translation understand University Utrecht whole writings written