Book ID: CBB001510191

Een walvis in de stad. De collecties van de Leuvense Faculteit Wetenschappen (2014)

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Poot, Nathalie (Author)
Vanpaemel, Geert (Author)
Waelkens, Siska (Author)


Leuven University Press


Publication Date: 2014
Edition Details: Translated title: [A Whale in the City: The collections of the Leuven Faculty of Sciences.], in Dutch
Physical Details: 72 pp.; ill.

In this book, published by Leuven University Press, the story of the faculty is told from the perspective of its material heritage. Since the creation of the Faculty of Sciences in 1817 the collections were the backbone of teaching and research in various disciplines. The formation, expansion and organization of the collections leaned closely to the scientific activities of the professors involved. Visitors were proudly shown around the natural history museums with specimens from around the world, the physics exhibition with scientific instruments or early laboratory for chemical analysis. The history of these collections reflects the profound changes that have marked the faculty not only wars and division, but also a profound evolution in scientific practice. Sinds het ontstaan van de Faculteit Wetenschappen in 1817 vormden de collecties de ruggengraat van onderwijs en onderzoek in de verschillende disciplines. De vorming, uitbreiding en ordening van de collecties leunden nauw aan bij de wetenschappelijke activiteiten van de betrokken hoogleraren. Bezoekers werden trots rondgeleid in de natuurhistorische musea met specimens van uit de hele wereld, het natuurkundig kabinet met wetenschappelijke instrumenten of de prille laboratoria voor chemisch onderzoek. De geschiedenis van deze collecties weerspiegelt de ingrijpende veranderingen die de faculteit hebben getekend: niet alleen oorlogen en splitsing, maar ook een grondige evolutie in wetenschappelijke praktijk. Dit boek vertelt het verhaal van de faculteit vanuit het unieke perspectief van haar materiële erfgoed.

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Authors & Contributors
Paolo Nicolosi
Roberta Vangelisti
Zini, Grazia
Di Lorenzo, Pietro
Jacques Ayer
Giuseppe Pistolesi
Concepts
Science education and teaching
Collections
Universities and colleges
Museums
Physics
Chemistry
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
21st century
20th century, late
Places
Italy
Netherlands
Louvain (Belgium)
Padua (Italy)
Pisa (Italy)
Delft (Netherlands)
Institutions
Louvain. Université
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève
Bergakademie Freiberg
Ferrara. Università
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Museum Boerhaave (Leiden)
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