HISTORIES of German literature usually distinguish a Romantic School of writers whose activities began in the closing years of the eighteenth century and continued until the fourth decade of the ...

IN this richly documented work, the author shows to what extent the German intellectual laity were influenced by contemporary scientific men, such as Galileo, Kepler, Bacon, Pascal and Jungius. The ...

In 1847, a young German named Ferdinand Mueller came to Adelaide, with a dream: to be the botanist who catalogued every plant species in Australia. Off he went, collecting plants from Queensland to ...

This roundup of findings shows public views about science-related issues and the role of science in German society. The findings come from a Pew Research Center survey conducted across 20 publics in ...