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Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique
The Social Contract: Forced to be Free
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is considered a pioneer of the French Revolution, his “Social Contract” a key treatise for the theory of modern democracy. Yet he was convinced that humankind would become evil only through association with others.
Neuer Atlas bestehend aus einig curieusen Astronomischen Mappen und vielen auserlesenen allerneuesten Land-Charten über die Gantze Welt
The Cartographer (or the Copier?) of Nuremberg
Johann Baptist Homann was a highly successful cartographer – even though he did not have remotely the means to keep up with his competitors. His secret to success: scholarly expertise, good customer service… and copying.
De monetis et re numaria, libri duo
The Educated Mint Master: Reiner Budel
There are men who spend a lifetime gaining experience. And there are men who learn how to put their knowledge on paper at universities. And then there are a select few who possess both, experience and university knowledge. The mint master Reiner Budel was one of them. He wrote an influential work on numismatics.
My Attainment of the Pole. Being the Record of the expedition that first reached the boreal center 1907-1909, with a final summary of the polar controversy
The First Man to the North Pole, Part II: Fake Peak or the Heated Battle for the Cold Pole
In September 1909, two explorers returned from expeditions to the Arctic that had lasted several years. Both claimed to have been the first human to reach the North Pole. A dirty fight for fame broke out. So, who really was the first man to reach the North Pole?
Dem Nordpol am nächsten. (original English title: Nearest the Pole.) Featuring 96 illustrations based on photographic images taken by the author, as well as a colour map of the polar region covered by Peary’s expedition (1892-1906)
The First Man to the North Pole, Part I: Race to the North
Who was the first man to reach the North Pole? Not an easy question, since two men claim this honor for themselves. In this article and the next, we introduce you to their books and discuss why reaching the North Pole was such a big deal in the first place.
