Byline: Christiaan Engberts
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The Forgotten Nooks and Crannies of Scholarship
There is no such thing as the typical scientific journal: some are highly specialized, while others focus on a very narrow field of knowledge; some target a small audience of highly-specialized peers, while others aim to serve a wider audience; some are product of one individual’s committed efforts, others are, in a way, the club…
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The De Glind Conference and the Twilight of Disciplinarity
The History of Science PhD-Conference at De Glind is the successor of the biennial conferences at Rolduc. Two years ago, Hans Schouwenburg noticed a remarkable diversity of topics in his report of the Rolduc gathering. A great variety again characterized this year’s meeting. This was clearly reflected in the different backgrounds of the participants. Though…
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Gossip at the Academic Playground
Thinking about nineteenth-century scholars we tend to picture well-behaved members of polite society. The paintings and pictures of old faculty members that still adorn so many contemporary university halls and lecture rooms show earnest and erudite men who seem to be miles above ordinary pettiness. Some of these men have indeed made extraordinary contributions to…