The introductions in 'Principal Works'
Translations in modern English, and introductions, are to be found in The Principal Works of Simon Stevin, available at DWC.
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1. Introduction, p. 3
2. Origin and youth, p. 4
3. In the Northern Netherlands, p. 5
4. Stevin's ideas on language, p. 6
5. The political background of Stevin's life, p. 8
6. Stevin and Maurice, p. 9 (fig.: 11)
7. Marriage, offspring and death, p. 12
8. Stevin's legacy, p. 13
List of works, p. 15
Stevin's achievements, p. 16
Conclusion, p. 21
A bibliography of Stevin's works, p. 25
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- Mathematics, p. 16
- Mechanics, p. 17
- Hydrostatics, p. 18
- Astronomy
- Geography, p. 19
- Navigation
- Technology
- Military science, p. 20
- Book-keeping
- Architecture
- Music
- Civic matters, p. 21
- Logic
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De beghinselen der Weeghconst — The elements of the Art of weighing
1. Historical introduction, p. 37
2. Summary of the work, p. 38
3. Discourse of the worth of the Dutch language, p. 44
Title page, p. 47
De weeghdaet — The practice of weighing
- Introduction, p. 289
Title page, p. 291
De beghinselen des Waterwichts — The elements of Hydrostatics
- Introduction, p. 377
Title page, p. 379
Anvang der Waterwichtdaet — Preamble to the Practice of hydrostatics, p. 485
Anhang van de weeghconst — Appendix to the art of weighing, p. 503
- Introduction, p. 505
Byvoegh der weeghconst — Supplement to the art of weighing, p. 523
- Introduction, p. 525
Index, p. 609; Table of contents, p. 617
Vol. II A, Mathematics
1. General Introduction, p. 3
2. ... the decimal position system ..., p. 4
Tafelen van Interest — Tables of Interest
1. ... a kind of challenge to an ancient and established tradition, p. 13
2. The tables of Trenchant and of Pegolotti ..., p. 17
3. The two great money markets of Western Europe ..., p. 19
4. Stevin's initiative ..., p. 22
Title page, p. 25
Problemata Geometrica
1. Stevin's contributions to geometry ..., p. 121
2. The first book opens with ..., p. 122
3. The second book ..., p. 124
4. The third book is by far the most interesting part ..., p. 124
6. The fourth and fifth books ..., p. 128 (fig.: 130/131)
Title page, p. 133
De Thiende — The Tenth
1. Stevin published his essay on the decimal division in 1585, ... p. 373
2. Stevin's achievement consists in ..., p. 376
3. After the appearance of De Thiende ..., p. 377
4. The man who must rank with Stevin ..., p. 380
5. The further history of the decimal fractions ..., p. 381
6. Stevin had yet another purpose with his pamphlet ..., p. 383
7. Two facsimile reprints ... (Note: Al-Kashi), p. 385
Title page, p. 386
Vol. II B, Mathematics
L'Arithmetique — Arithmetic
1. Stevin's Arithmétique was published in 1585 ..., p. 459
2. ... divided in two books ..., p. 459
3. The second book ..., p. 461
4. The chief theoretical achievement of 16th century mathematics ..., p. 463
5. Euclid's theory of what we call linear and quadratic equations ..., p. 464 (fig.)
6. The Algebra of Al-Kwarizmi ..., p. 467
7. The mathematicians of the Christian world ..., p. 470
8. The numerical solution of the general cubic and biquadratic equations ..., p. 471
9. Stevin's theory of equations ..., p. 474
10. Another contribution ... Appendice algebraique ..., p. 475
11. Stevin's version of the first four books of Diophantus ..., p. 476
Title page, p. 477
Le Second Livre d'Arithmetique — Second Book, p. 552
La Pratique d'Arithmetique, p. 709
Appendice Algebraique, p. 740
Selections from Wisconstighe Ghedachtenissen — Mathematical Memoirs
De Driehouckhandel — Trigonometry
1. Stevin's trigonometry is the first part of his cosmography ..., p. 751
2. The first part of the Trigonometry contains tables ..., p. 754
3. There exists a German translation of a part ..., p. 755
De Meetdaet — The Practice of Measuring
- Introduction, p. 764
Title page, p. 769
Example: to draw an ellipse, p. 773
De Deursichtighe — Perspective
1. ... the outcome of discussions between Stevin and prince Maurice ..., p. 785
2. There is much in Stevin's book which reminds us of Del Monte's ..., p. 790
3. Stevin was not the only author ..., p. 792
Title page, p. 795
Index, p. 967; Table of contents, p. 975;
Corrigenda et addenda, p. 976
Vol. III, Astronomy. Navigation
The Astronomical Works
De Hemelloop — The Heavenly Motions
1. In order to understand the place of Stevin's work on astronomical theory ..., p. 5
2. In his discussion of the orbits of the heavenly bodies ..., p. 7-21 (fig.: 17)
Contents of The heavenly motions, p. 321
Van de Spiegheling der Ebbenvloet — Of the Theory of Ebb and Flow.
- Historical remarks, p. 325
Summary of the work, p. 327-328
The Nautical Works
De Havenvinding — The Haven-Finding Art
1. Introduction and general remarks, p. 363
2. The place of The Haven-finding art among 16th century textbooks on navigation, p. 365
3. The contents ... of 1599
a. Stevin's "conjecture" about terrestrial magnetism, p. 367 (fig.: 368)
b. The measurement of the variation of the compass according to Stevin, p. 372
c. The Latin translation, p. 375
d. The English translation, p. 376
e. The French translation, p. 378
f. Stevins's view ... in 1608, p. 378
4. The measurement of the variation of the compass
a. Before Stevin's day, p. 380 (fig.: 383-384a)
b. Reynier Pietersz and his "golden compass", p. 388
5. The determination of longitude by means of the variation of the compass.
a. The earliest views, p. 392
b. Mercator, p. 397
c. Plancius, p. 398
d. Stevin, p. 404
e. The evolution of the subject in the 17th and 18th centuries, p. 411
6. Appendix
a. The construction and the use of the astrolabium catholicum, p. 413 (fig.: 414)
b. ... of the longitude-finder of Plancius, p. 415 (fig.: 416).
Title page, p. 419
Van de Zeylstreken — The Sailings
1. The contents of the treatise ..., p. 479 (fig.: 484)
2. Stevin's predecessors: Apian, Nunes, Mercator, and Wright, p. 491
3. Conclusion, p. 496
De Wijsentijt — The Age of the Sages, p. 591
- Note, p. 609: originally intended to precede The Heavenly Motions
Index, p. 625; Table of contents, p. 631
Vol. IV, The Art of War
1. The significance of Simon Stevin to the military science of his time, p. 3
2. Stevin's writings on the art of war, p. 5
3. Stevin, as a military adviser ..., p. 16 (fig.: 18a)
De sterctenbouwing — The art of fortification
1. Nature, lay-out and origin of the work, p. 31
2. The dedication to Hendrick van Brienen, p. 34
3. The English translation [manuscript], p. 34
4. Appreciation of Stevin's Art of fortification, p. 36
Title page, p. 39
Nieuwe maniere van Sterctebou door spilsluysen — New manner of fortification by means of pivotted sluice-locks [in Vol. V]
- Discussion, p. 235 (fig.: 239-)
Castrametatio, dat is Legermeting — The marking out of army camps
- Introduction, p. 249 (fig.: 258a-d)
Title page, p. 261
Vant belegeren der steden en sterckten — Of besieging towns and fortresses
- Introduction, p. 401 (fig.: 406)
Van de pyckschansen — Of pike redoubts
- Introduction, p. 471
Index, p. 519;
Table of contents, p. 525; map of the Netherlands, p. 526-7.
Vol. V, Engineering. Music. Civic life
Preface, p. VII
The works on engineering
- Introduction, p. XI
The sailing chariot, p. 1 (fig. 1, 2, 3)
Contents and history of the patents of Simon Stevin, p. 9 (fig. 4-12)
On cogs and staves, p. 39
- Introduction, p. 41 (fig. 13)
Van aldervolmaecste Cammen en staven — On the most perfect Cogs and staves, p. 47
Hydraulic engineering, p. 65
1. Introduction, p. 67 (fig.)
2. Sluices and locks, p. 69
3. Pile foundations and cofferdams, p. 75
4. The formation of peat and new land, p. 76
5. On the scouring action of water, p. 79
6. Dredging, p. 79
Nieuwe maniere van sterctebou door spilsluysen — New manner of fortification by means of pivotted sluice locks (fig. at p. 84)
- Discussion in vol. IV, p. 235
Title page, p. 85
Vanden handel der waterschuyring — The essay on waterscouring, p. 201
The drainage mills, p. 309
1. Introduction, p. 311 (fig. 20, 21)
2. Stevin's calculations of windmills, p. 316
3. Stevin's improvement of windmills, p. 322 (fig. 22)
4. His contemporaries's reactions, p. 324 (fig. 23: handwriting)
[5.] The manuscripts of "on mills", p. 327
6. The location of Stevin's drainage milles, p. 329
7. Stevin's estimate of a drainage mill, p. 329 (fig. 24, fig. 25-27; plate I, Ia-c, II, IIa, III, IIIa after p. 412)
Van de molens — On mills (revised by Golius, 1634), p. 335 (fig. 28)
Appendix I, 380; II, 386 (summary 391); III, 393; IV, 400; V (terms), 408
Music
Vande spiegheling der singconst — On the theory of the art of singing
- Introduction. Simon Stevin's views on music, p. 415
Civic life
Vita politica. Het Burgherlick leven — Civic life
- Introduction, p. 467
Title page, p. 471
General Index (vol. I - V), p. 583;
Contents of volume V, p. 607;
Errata (I - V), p. 609
Other sources:
- E. J. Dijksterhuis, Simon Stevin: Science in the Netherlands around 1600 (The Hague 1970).
- D. J. Struik, The Land of Stevin and Huygens (Springer, 1981; preview).
- R. Vermij, The Calvinist Copernicans (KNAW, 2002): Ch. 4, 'Simon Stevin and the tradition of practical mathematicians'.
- J.T. Devreese, G. Vanden Berghe, 'Simon Stevin, Flemish tutor of a Dutch Prince' (2002).
- Jozef T. Devreese, Guido vanden Berghe, 'Magic is No Magic': The Wonderful World of Simon Stevin (WIT Press, 2007; preview).
- Ch. van den Heuvel, 'De Huysbou' A reconstruction of an unfinished treatise on architecture, town planning and civil engineering by Simon Stevin (KNAW, 2006).
- F. J. Dijksterhuis, 'Stevin, Huygens and the Dutch
republic', in Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, juni 2008.
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