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The History of Hydrostatics in the Early Modern Period
This study of the history of hydrostatics fills a gap in the project undertaken at the MPIWG on the origins of mechanics, which hitherto has not inclu
The Mathematization of Mechanics
The project investigates if and to what extent antique natural science continued to have an impact after the seventeenth century, despite the rise of
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History and Foundations of Quantum Field Theory
The other major pillar of the “Rethinking Basic Science” theme is the study of the history of quantum field theory, which focuses on the attempts to b
Changing Contexts and Practices of Basic Science during the Twentieth Century
Throughout the twentieth century the social and cultural dimension of basic science changed dramatically. These changes affected the daily practices o
VII. Digital and Computational History of Science
Digital and computational methods are becoming an integral part of research in the history of science. These methods are used to access unpr
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Computational humanities are called upon to provide insights into the structures of knowledge in the digital age as well as new methods and tools for
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Enlightening Insects: Insects and the Formation of the French Enlightenment 1700–1789
Elisabeth Wallmann's research explores the complex ways in which the eighteenth-century study of nature and the development of French Enlightenment po
Networks, Network Science, and Knowledge Graphs
Network analysis is used by a variety of fields in the sciences and the humanities. Social network analysis, for example, has become deeply integrated
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Both approaches result in the description and analysis of networks—one focusing on dynamic changes and their driving forces, the other on the semantic
Opening up Data for Re-use: Semantic Modeling and Sustainability
The Department is involved in long-term projects that aim to make sources and research data openly available. To ensure the sustainability of these pr
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Research Websites as Research Data
In the past, the Department has developed innovative ways of publishing research data so that it is openly available on the Internet. Prominent exampl
Anthropocene and Digital Technologies
In the emerging field of Anthropocene research, which aims to connect different aspects of how human intervention shapes the surfaces of the Earth and
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