John Friesen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3676618 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Friesen |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Friesen |
| SIGNATURE | FRIESEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The similar size of slums
More than half of the world's population currently resides in urban areas. In the majority of developing countries slums are a defining part of the urban scape. Their supply with energy, basic infrastructure, among others is one of the main challenges of modern civilizations. To provide an optimal supply, the spatial patterns of slums in cities have to be explored. While most of current literature is focused on inter-urban dynamics, this paper is…
Hooke and Seventeenth Century Science
Allan Chapman. England's Leonardo. Robert Hooke and the seventeenth century Scientific Revolution. Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 2005. pp. xvi+330. £24.99. 0-7503-0987-3. The 300th anniversary of Robert Hooke's death has witnessed a renaissance in Hooke studies
Essay review. Robert Hooke under the microscope
Three centuries after Hooke's death his contributions to late seventeenth–century thought are only beginning to be examined in their totality. Hooke's reputation as a leading experimentalist and founding father of The Royal Society has been obscured by the success of his rival Isaac Newton and pro–Newtonian historiography that has portrayed him as the man who thought of the grand idea second, an innovative figure who vindictively accused Newton a…
Archibald Pitcairne, David Gregory and the Scottish Origins of English Tory Newtonianism, 1688-1715
Gregory (D.) et Pitcairne (A.) considerent la philosophie naturelle newtonienne comme une antidote a l'enthousiasme religieux. L'introduction des methodes mathematiques en medecine sert de base a de nouvelles theories medicales utilisees pour combattre les pratiques empiriques
The role of the family in vocational development
The similar size of slums
More than half of the world's population currently resides in urban areas. In the majority of developing countries slums are a defining part of the urban scape. Their supply with energy, basic infrastructure, among others is one of the main challenges of modern civilizations. To provide an optimal supply, the spatial patterns of slums in cities have to be explored. While most of current literature is focused on inter-urban dynamics, this paper is…
Archibald Pitcairne, David Gregory and the Scottish Origins of English Tory Newtonianism, 1688-1715
Gregory (D.) et Pitcairne (A.) considerent la philosophie naturelle newtonienne comme une antidote a l'enthousiasme religieux. L'introduction des methodes mathematiques en medecine sert de base a de nouvelles theories medicales utilisees pour combattre les pratiques empiriques
The role of the family in vocational development
Archibald Pitcairne, David Gregory and the Scottish Origins of English Tory Newtonianism, 1688-1715
Gregory (D.) et Pitcairne (A.) considerent la philosophie naturelle newtonienne comme une antidote a l'enthousiasme religieux. L'introduction des methodes mathematiques en medecine sert de base a de nouvelles theories medicales utilisees pour combattre les pratiques empiriques
Essay review. Robert Hooke under the microscope
Three centuries after Hooke's death his contributions to late seventeenth–century thought are only beginning to be examined in their totality. Hooke's reputation as a leading experimentalist and founding father of The Royal Society has been obscured by the success of his rival Isaac Newton and pro–Newtonian historiography that has portrayed him as the man who thought of the grand idea second, an innovative figure who vindictively accused Newton a…
Hooke and Seventeenth Century Science
Allan Chapman. England's Leonardo. Robert Hooke and the seventeenth century Scientific Revolution. Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 2005. pp. xvi+330. £24.99. 0-7503-0987-3. The 300th anniversary of Robert Hooke's death has witnessed a renaissance in Hooke studies
The similar size of slums
More than half of the world's population currently resides in urban areas. In the majority of developing countries slums are a defining part of the urban scape. Their supply with energy, basic infrastructure, among others is one of the main challenges of modern civilizations. To provide an optimal supply, the spatial patterns of slums in cities have to be explored. While most of current literature is focused on inter-urban dynamics, this paper is…
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