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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kardel, Troels (Editor), Maquet, Paul (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Philosophy.; Geology.; Human anatomy.; Earth Sciences.; Anatomy.; History of Philosophy.

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 and travels in the Netherlands, Bel...