Nicolaus Steno Biography and Original Papers of a 17th Century Scien

This is by far the most exhaustive biography on Niels Stensen, anatomist, geologist and bishop, better known as "Nicolaus Steno". We learn about the scientist’s family and background in Lutheran Denmark, of his teachers at home and abroad, of his studies

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Nicolaus Steno Biography and Original Papers of a 17th Century Scientist Second Edition

Nicolaus Steno

Nicolaus Steno Biography and Original Papers of a 17th Century Scientist Second Edition Edited and Translated by Troels Kardel and Paul Maquet From Vilhelm Maar, ed., Nicolai Stenonis Opera Philosophica, Copenhagen 1910. Gustav Scherz, ed., Steno. Geological Papers, Odense 1969. Gustav Scherz, Niels Stensen, eine Biographie, vol. 1, Leipzig 1986.

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Paul Maquet Aywaille Belgium

Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com ISBN 978-3-662-55046-5 ISBN 978-3-662-55047-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55047-2

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947822 1st edition: © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 2nd edition: © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Endpaper illustrations: The title page and a text page from the Elementorum Myologiæ Specimen in Stensen’s characteristic handwriting, NKS 4019, the Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark (REX), see also Fig. 4.1, p. 158 Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany

The production of this book is supported by The Lundbeck Foundation and GEUS, the Geological Survey for Denmark and Greenland Book 1 Gustav Scherz: Niels Stensen – Eine Biographie. Bearbeitet von Harriet M. Hansen Herausgegeben von Franz Peter Sonntag. St. Benno-Verlag GmbH, Leipzig. Band I, 1987. English translation by Paul Maquet by agreement with Stiftung zur Herausgabe der Niels-Stensen-Biographie von Gustav Scherz Book 2 NICOLAI STENONIS OPERA PHILOSOPHICA [OPH] I-II Edited by Vilhelm Maar, Copenhagen, Vilhelm Tryde P