Van vrijheid naar dwang. Over de relatie tussen wetenschap en zeewezen in Nederland in de 19e en vroege 20e eeuw

From freedom to compulsion. On the relation between science and seafaring in the Netherlands during the 19th and early 20th centuries During the 19th and early 20th centuries, navigation technology in the Dutch mercantile marine became increasingly based on scientific knowledge. Up to around 1860, the expanded use of science was mainly the result of free choice. It is shown that the adoption cannot be fully explained by the growing importance of the Asia trade, the influence of naval officers or the purported advantages of "scientific seafaring". It was also due to the fact that between the 18... Mehr ...