Abstract
My thesis is not a biography, but it explores the works of Petrus van Musschenbroek (1692-1761), professor of physics (natural philosophy), mathematics and philosophy in Duisburg (1719-1723), Utrecht (1723-1739) and Leiden (1740-1761). In particular attention is given to his role as a defender and propagator of Newtonianism in relation to his colleague Willem Jacob 's Gravesande (1688-1742), who was the first to teach Newtonian physics on the continent of Europe. I investigated Musschenbroek's magnetical and capillary researches, aiming to find laws of attraction. I also examined his physico-theology.
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Place of Publication | Utrecht |
| Publisher | Drukkerij Elinkwijk |
| ISBN (Print) | 9062920470 |
| Publication status | Published - 1979 |