K vědeckým zahraničním stykům Jiřího Buquoye (1781-1851)

• Authors: Novy L.

Title variants

EN

ON CONTACTS OF GEORG BUQUOY (1781-1851) WITH SCHOLARS ABROAD

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Earl Georg Franz Buquoy (1781-1851) kept great property in Bohemia. His richness allowed him to devote time and attention to his interests - mathematics, natural sciences (mainly mechanics), political economy, and so on. He published his ideas on philosophical and political problems. He actively took part in political life and was effective as an entrepreneur. The breadth of his interests is mirrored in his published works. He distributed his publications as gifts to all of the scientific centres of Europe. In return he became a member of 34 foreign scientific societies. His correspondence confirms his many contacts with scholars both in mathematics and mechanics, including Gergonne, Crelle, Schumacher and others. The letter of Gauss (supplement 2) addressed to Buquoy is very interesting. The significance of Buquoy's activities for the scientific community in Bohemia has not yet been assessed in the historical research.

Keywords

EN

BOHEMIA (1ST HALF OF THE 19TH C.); BUQUOY GEORG F.; FOREIGN CONTACTS; NOBLEMAN AND SCIENTIST

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Society for the History of Sciences and Technology, Czech Republic
• Journal: DVT - Dějiny věd a techniky (History of Sciences and Technology)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-11
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Novy L.

• L. Novy, redakce casopisu Dejiny ved a techniky, MUA AV CR, v.v.i., Gabcikova 10, 182 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08CZAAAA03957837