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Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis
Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis (28 October 1892 in Tilburg – 18 May 1965 in De Bilt) was a Dutch historian of science.
Career.
He studied mathematics at the University of Groningen from 1911 to 1918 and titled his Ph.D. thesis "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Flat Helicoid." From 1916 to 1953 he was a professor and taught mathematics, physics and cosmography. He wrote about Archimedes in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He advocated changes in the way mathematics was taught to reinforce
Robert James. "Metallurgy in antiquity: a notebook for archaeologists and technologists." Brill Archive, 1950.
- Forbes, Robert James. "Studies in Ancient Technology. Vol. 1-9." Brill Archive, 1955-64.
- Forbes, Robert James, and Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis. "A history of science and technology." Vol. 1. Penguin books, 1963.
- Forbes, Robert J. "A short history of the art of distillation: from the beginnings up to the