Geert Vanpaemel

Dirk De Bock

For anyone interested in the history and effects of the introduction of so-called “Modern Mathematics” (or “Mathématique Moderne,” or “New Mathematics,” etc.) this book, by Dirk De Bock and Geert Vanpaemel, is essential reading. The two authors are experienced and highly qualified Belgian scholars and the book looks carefully at events relating to school mathematics for the period from the end of World War II to 2010. Initially the book focuses on events which helped to define the modern mathematics revolution in Belgium before and during the 1960s. The book does much more than that, however, for it traces the influence of these events on national and international debates during the early phases of the reform. By providing readers with translations into English of relevant sections of key Continental documents outlining the major ideas of leading Continental scholars who contributed to the “Mathématique Moderne” movement, this book makes available to a wide readership, the theoretical, social, and political backdrops of Continental new mathematics reforms. In particular, the book focuses on the contributions made by Belgians such as Paul Libois, Willy Servais, Frédérique Lenger, and Georges Papy. The influence of modern mathematics fell away rapidly in the 1970s, however, and the authors trace the rise and fall, from that time into the 21st century, of a number of other approaches to school mathematics—in Belgium, in other Western European nations, and in North America. In summary, this is an outstanding, landmark publication displaying the fruits of deep scholarship and careful research based on extensive analyses of primary sources.

The Rise and Fall of Modern Mathematics in Belgium

Rods, Sets and Arrows

In 2014 is het precies 500 jaar geleden dat Andreas Vesalius geboren werd. Zijn meesterwerk De Humani Corporis Fabrica met zijn prachtige illustraties van theatrale 'skeletten' en 'spiermannen' in imaginaire landschappen, zet Vesalius definitief op de wetenschappelijke én culturele kaart.00De meest spraakmakende thema’s van de tentoonstelling krijgen een plaats in dit boek. Vesalius’ levensverhaal en de context van het humanisme kaderen de ingrijpende veranderingen in de medische geschiedenis. Anatomie krijgt na Vesalius een prominente plaats binnen de opleiding geneeskunde, maar ook in de publieke ruimte. Het ontstaan van anatomische theaters overal in Europa is daar een mooi voorbeeld van. Ook kunstenaars raken niet uitgekeken op het spektakel van openbare dissecties en anatomische musea. De invloed van Vesalius reikt tot vandaag in de medische beeldvorming. 00Exhibition: Museum Leuven, Belguim (01.10.2014-18.01.2015).00.

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Vesalius

Edouard Morren

Mark Derez

Jo Tollebeek

Reproduces photographs taken around 1900 of the most important sites of the University of Louvain, as well as photos of interiors that had never been documented before, with a special focus laboratory and science facilities.

Geert Vanpaemel

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