A mathematical model for the process of accumulation of scientific knowledge in the early modern period

Abstract In the present work, we model the diffusion of scientific knowledge embodied in the textbooks of the Sphaera corpus. This corpus consists of more than 350 different editions of textbooks used for teaching astronomy in European universities during the early modern period. Connections between...

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Main Authors: Maryam Zamani, Hassan El-Hajj, Malte Vogl, Holger Kantz, Matteo Valleriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2023-08-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01947-w