Professional paper

17th century – a turning point in the development of modern science

Ivana Hebrang Grgić

Abstract

This paper explains the development of modern science and scientific comunication in the 17th century. Postulates of Modern Age philosophers René Descartes and Francis Bacon are interpreted. The need for scientific communication resulted in organizing scientific guilds as well as in the publishing of the first two scientific journals – Journal des Sçavans and Philosophical Transactions. The beginning of intellectual property protection in European countries and the early development of libraries and librarianship as an important factor in transfer of knowledge are described.

Keywords

scientific communication; librarianship; intellectual property; scientific journals; libraries

Hrčak ID:

16943

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/16943

Publication date:

19.7.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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