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Begründung der wissenschaftlichen Geographie durch Bernhard Varenius (1622‐1650)? Gedanken zu den Defiziten der Varenius‐Forschung aus Anlaß des Varenius‐Jahres 2000
Author(s) -
Büttner Manfred
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
berichte zur wissenschaftsgeschichte
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1522-2365
pISSN - 0170-6233
DOI - 10.1002/bewi.20010240402
Subject(s) - relation (database) , geography , history , philosophy , computer science , database
Beeing sofar a part of mathematics Geography was drafted by Bernard Varenius in 1650 as full‐geography (Büttner: Vollgeographie ) which contents mathematical, physical and even human geography. Whereas the « Geographia Generalis » has been published in England for several times its influence in continental Europe seems to have been marginal. Therefore Varenius cannot be considered as founder of modern geography. The relation of general and special geography is discussed und a lot of mistakes and absurdities in Varenius' work is exposed.