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words than in any of the (European) languages he had compared it with. This was one of the reasons why he wrote all of his works in Dutch and left the translation of them for others to do. The other reason was that he wanted his works to be practically useful to people who had not mastered the common
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Why he had returned to Bruges in 1577 is not clear. It may have been related to the political events of that period. Bruges was the scene of intense religious conflict. Catholics and
Calvinists alternately controlled the government of the city. They usually opposed each other but would occasionally
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using a diagram with a "wreath" containing evenly spaced round masses resting on the planes of a triangular prism (see the illustration on the side). He concluded that the weights required were proportional to the lengths of the sides on which they rested assuming the third side was horizontal and
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to be excellent for scientific writing, and he translated many of the mathematical terms to Dutch. As a result, Dutch is one of the few
Western European languages that have many mathematical terms that do not stem from Greek or Latin. This includes the very name
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William the Silent's assassination and Prince Maurice's assumption of his father's office, Stevin became the principal advisor and tutor of Prince Maurice. Prince Maurice asked his advice on many occasions, and made him a
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Stevin printed little circles around the exponents of the different powers of one-tenth. That Stevin intended these encircled numerals to denote mere exponents is clear from the fact that he employed the same symbol for powers of
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Very little is known with certainty about Simon Stevin's life, and what we know is mostly inferred from other recorded facts. The exact birth date and the date and place of his death are uncertain. It is assumed he was born in
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Stevin is responsible for many discoveries and inventions. Stevin wrote numerous bestselling books, and he was a pioneer of the development and the practical application of (engineering related) science such as
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Stevin wrote on other scientific subjects – for instance optics, geography, astronomy – and a number of his writings were translated into Latin by W. Snellius (
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that the effect of a weight was reduced in a similar manner. It is implicit that the reduction factor is the height of the triangle divided by the side (the
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until the middle of the 20th century, when researchers discovered that decimal fractions had been previously introduced by the medieval
Islamic scholar
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Researchers later discovered that decimal fractions had already been introduced by the medieval
Islamic scholar al-Uqlidisi in a book written in 952.
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His eye for the importance of having the scientific language be the same as the language of the craftsman may show from the dedication of his book
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of the angle of the side with respect to the horizontal). The proof diagram of this concept is known as the "Epitaph of
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of the army of the States-General. Prince
Maurice also asked Stevin to found an engineering school within the University of Leiden.
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It is believed that Stevin grew up in a relatively affluent environment and enjoyed a good education. He was likely educated at a
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link to unpublished treatise of Simon Stevin on architecture, town planning and civil engineering – C. van den Heuvel. De
Huysbou.
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Elements of the Art of Weighing, The second part: Of the propositions , Page 41, Theorem XI, Proposition XIX
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Dijksterhuis E.J. (ed.), The
Principal Works of Simon Stevin, vol I, Mechanics (N.V. Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam 1955)
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in a book written in 952. Moreover, a systematic development of decimal fractions was given well before Stevin in the book
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in the national household. He brought it into practice for Prince Maurice, and recommended it to the French statesman
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The Wonderful World of Simon Stevin: 'Magic is No Magic', J. T. Devreese, G. Vanden Berghe, WIT Press, 1st ed., 2008
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where he bought a house in 1612. He married in 1610 or 1614 and had four children. It is known that he left a
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or explicitly, by all later scientists". A recent study attributes a greater role to Stevin in developing the
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De Huysbou. A reconstruction of an unfinished treatise on architecture, and civil engineering by Simon Stevin
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Virtually all of Stevin's writings have been published in five volumes with introduction and analysis in:
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edited by Michael Chatfield and Richard Vangermeesch. New York: Garland Publishing, 1996, pp. 565–566.
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quantities. He did not avoid fractional exponents; only negative exponents do not appear in his work.
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procedure, subdividing the interval into ten equal parts. Stevin's decimals were the inspiration for
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of Bruges, a function he occupied from 1577 to 1581. He worked in the office of Jan de Brune of the
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in his younger years, either practically or via the medium of the works of Italian authors such as
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Stevin left Bruges in 1571 apparently without a particular destination. Stevin was most likely a
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by delineating their frames in a plane. He also distinguished stable from unstable equilibria.
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until 1802. The carriage itself had been lost long before. Around the year 1600 Stevin, with
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in 1594. The work brought to the western world for the first time a general solution of the
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of Bruges. Cathelijne would later marry Joost Sayon, who was involved in the carpet and
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From Stevin to Spinoza: An Essay on Philosophy in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic
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He also gave the measure for the pressure on any given portion of the side of a vessel.
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Castrametatio, dat is legermeting and Nieuwe Maniere van Stercktebou door Spilsluysen
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The Story of Science: Power, Proof & Passion – EP4: Can We Have Unlimited Power?
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where he attended the Latin school. On 16 February 1583 he enrolled, under the name
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Other terms did not make it into modern day mathematical Dutch, like 'teerling' (
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Sint-Sebastiaan. Through her marriage, Cathelijne became a member of a family of
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Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy
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In Bruges there is a Simon Stevin Square which holds a statue of Stevin made by
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lit. 'that many times') has been replaced by 'quotiënt' in modern-day Dutch.
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in 1575. Here he befriended William the Silent's second son and heir Prince
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that two objects of different weight fall with the same acceleration.
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and interest tables that had previously been unpublished by bankers;
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His contemporaries were most struck by his invention of a so-called
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Stevin, cited as Stevinus, is one of the favorite authors – if not
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scientific language of the time, Latin. Thanks to Simon Stevin the
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545 pp – The work is available on line – see external links
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Magic is no magic. The wonderful World of Simon Stevin 1548–1620
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Another good source about Stevin is the French-language bundle:
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with two children at his death in Leiden or The Hague in 1620.
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in 1585 in which he presented a uniform treatment for solving
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and twenty-six others, used the carriage on the beach between
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Flemish mathematician scientist and music theorist (1548–1620)
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in the West appeared in Simon Stevin's unfinished manuscript
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Simon Stevin (1548–1620): L'émergence de la nouvelle science
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Numbers: Computers, philosophers, and the search for meaning
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http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Stevin.html
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any relevant information into other sections or articles.
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In 1581 Stevin again left his native Bruges and moved to
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from the decimal fractions seems to be the invention of
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collaborate in order to counteract the dictates of King
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A History of Algebra. From al-Khwarizmi to Emmy Noether
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The study association of mechanical engineering at the
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The first mention of equal temperament related to the
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History of Accounting: An International Encyclopedia,
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Simon Stevin: Science in the Netherlands around 1600
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Some of the words he invented evolved: 'aftrekken' (
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may have been known to Stevin, as he was a clerk in
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925:The concepts referred to in the booklet included
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898:. The full title of the English translation was
770:He demonstrated the resolution of forces before
639:Stevin's aim was to bring about a second age of
311:. Some biographers mention that he travelled to
2193:"RV Simon Stevin. Platform for marine research"
767:... long before it was formulated explicitly".
1757:(1934). "Simon Stevin of Bruges (1548–1620)".
656:got its proper scientific vocabulary such as "
2308:Devreese, J. T. en Vanden Berghe, G. (2007).
2306:A recent work on Simon Stevin in English is:
2283:Devreese, J. T. en Vanden Berghe, G. (2003).
2272:Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, ed. (2004).
1898:The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory
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2259:The Principal Works are available online at
1740:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
2281:A recent work on Simon Stevin in Dutch is:
1439:in 1608 in which he voiced support for the
2233:Stevin, Simon, Les œuvres mathématiques...
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1122:Learn how and when to remove this message
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515:(Zeilwagen) designed by Simon Stevin for
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1946:MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
1651:MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
1558:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.45068
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494:Statue (detail) showing experiments on
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2255:The Principal Works of Simon Stevin
2092:(2011) Stevin Numbers and Reality.
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1821:The Principal Works of Simon Stevin
221:("the art of separating"), made in
1965:Numbers: Their History and Meaning
1872:"Van de spiegheling der singconst"
1844:Schilling, Govert (31 July 2017).
1478:), which he edited and published.;
1329:(Tables of interest) in 1582 with
704:Geometry, physics and trigonometry
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2482:17th-century Dutch mathematicians
2457:16th-century Dutch mathematicians
2355:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
1249:Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
1220:list of miscellaneous information
827:Van de Spiegheling der singconst
662:"kunst van het gewisse of zekere"
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1896:Christensen, Thomas S. (2006).
1494:(Theory of the art of singing).
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696:" (the "art of measuring") for
363:Simon Stevin in the Netherlands
305:"Wisconstighe Ghedaechtenissen"
144:; 1548–1620), sometimes called
2452:16th-century Dutch astronomers
1397:De Beghinselen des Waterwichts
1322:Amongst others, he published:
1052:for polynomials, anticipating
1044:than has been acknowledged by
268:trade and was a member of the
215:, the Dutch for chemistry, by
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1833:De Beghinselen Der Weeghconst
1386:De Beghinselen Der Weeghconst
1048:followers. Stevin proved the
591:involved improvements to the
2472:17th-century Dutch inventors
2467:17th-century Dutch engineers
2177:Crone et al., eds. 1955–1966
1919:"Stevin, Simon (1548–1620)."
1850:. Harvard University Press.
1575:UK public library membership
1492:De Spiegheling der Singconst
1448:Wiskonstighe Ghedachtenissen
672:" (the "art of nature") for
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72:1620 (aged 71–72)
2331:van den Heuvel, C. (2005).
1599:Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
688:" (the "art of stars") for
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250:Simon Stevinus Da Brugensis
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2265:Dialectike ofte Bewysconst
1615:, jaargang 34, pp. 323–328
1379:Dialectike ofte bewysconst
1363:La pratique d'arithmétique
1050:intermediate value theorem
937:were the first to utilize
503:Discoveries and inventions
437:Statue of Simon Stevin by
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121:Intermediate value theorem
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2197:Flanders Marine Institute
2146:10.1007/s10699-012-9285-8
2102:10.1007/s10699-011-9228-9
2078:10.1007/s10699-011-9223-1
1484:(New ways of building of
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1268:The Life and Opinions of
532:and applied science like
467:Statue of Stevin (detail)
301:Maurice, Prince of Orange
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2487:Leiden University alumni
2341:van Bunge, Wiep (2001).
2335:. Amsterdam: KNAW Edita.
2312:. Southampton: WITpress.
1951:University of St Andrews
1656:University of St Andrews
1389:in 1586, accompanied by
1217:This section contains a
1183:The word 'zomenigmaal' (
976:papers (1614 and 1619).
854:Double-entry bookkeeping
569:Prince Maurice of Orange
517:Prince Maurice of Orange
373:Simon Stevinus Brugensis
141:[ˈsimɔnsteːˈvɪn]
2216:The topic contained in
1737:Encyclopædia Britannica
1550:Oxford University Press
1456:Hypomnemata Mathematica
1450:(Mathematical Memoirs,
884:Stevin wrote a 35-page
583:Management of waterways
496:hydrostatic equilibrium
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2447:Flemish mathematicians
2432:Scientists from Bruges
2287:. Leuven: Davidsfonds.
2123:Foundations of Science
2094:Foundations of Science
2070:Foundations of Science
2030:van der Waerden, B. L.
1963:Flegg, Graham (2002).
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765:conservation of energy
727:Stevin contributed to
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481:Inclined plane diagram
419:Dutch Research Council
287:Simon Stevin's travels
117:Delft tower experiment
2364:Catholic Encyclopedia
2088:Karin Usadi Katz and
2064:Karin Usadi Katz and
1472:Practice of measuring
1419:(The construction of
1413:(Civil life) in 1590;
1345:Problemata geometrica
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635:Philosophy of science
605:hydraulic engineering
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1935:O'Connor, John J.;
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1290:Operating from the
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2116:Błaszczyk, Piotr;
1971:. pp. 75–76.
1969:Dover Publications
1795:"NWO Stevin Prize"
1591:E. J. Dijksterhuis
1545:Grove Music Online
1460:De Driehouckhandel
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