11 projects
Briefwechsel von Leonhard Euler mit Christian Goldbach
Finished
Full Open Access

Briefwechsel von Leonhard Euler mit Christian Goldbach

Digital edition of nearly 200 letters between Leonhard Euler and Christian Goldbach (1729-1764), a key source for 18th-century number theory.

EulerGoldbachcorrespondence
Canon of solar eclipses from 2501 BCE to 1000 CE
Finished
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Canon of solar eclipses from 2501 BCE to 1000 CE

When did the Sun darken in antiquity? Discover calculated solar eclipses and their traces in ancient historical sources.

Solar eclipseCanonNear East
Fagottini and tenoroons: small-sized bassoons from the 18th and 19th centuries
Finished
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Fagottini and tenoroons: small-sized bassoons from the 18th and 19th centuries

The organological and musicological aspects of small-sized bassoons from the 18th and 19th centuries were the focus of a research team in Basel from 2017–2023.

3-D Printing TechnologyBassoonFagottino
GLAUBENMACHENLASSEN
Finished
Open Access with Restrictions

GLAUBENMACHENLASSEN

GLAUBENMACHENLASSEN is a visual anthropological and film ethnographic dissertation exploring identity in a cinematographic laboratory. Research period: 2009-2022.

Film as ResearchCinematographic Laboratory
Interactive Historical Atlas of the Disciplines
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Interactive Historical Atlas of the Disciplines

The Interactive Historical Atlas of the Disciplines aims to map data related to the history of academic disciplines and provides tools to visualize the evolution of disciplinary borders over time.

history of disciplineshistorical atlasdisciplines
Jacob Bernoulli's Scientific Notebook (Meditationes)
Finished
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Jacob Bernoulli's Scientific Notebook (Meditationes)

First complete digital edition of Jacob Bernoulli's 367-page scientific notebook (begun ca. 1676), a key source for the history of mathematics around 1700.

BernoulliMeditationesMathematics
Locus Ludi database: The Kottabos in the Greek World
Finished
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Locus Ludi database: The Kottabos in the Greek World

This database aims to provide a benchmark by compilating all representations of kottabos in the Greek world, including descriptions, images and links to other reference databases.

DionysosGameGreek vases
Martial Culture in Late Medieval Towns
Finished
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Martial Culture in Late Medieval Towns

The multifaceted martial culture of the late Medieval European town is sketched by this research project describing the ownership, handling, symbolism, use, and materiality of medieval weapons, and their cultural impact on urban society.

Martial CultureMedieval HistoryUrban History
Symbolism of light in Early Christian sacred buildings in the Swiss Alpine valleys
Finished
Embargoed Access

Symbolism of light in Early Christian sacred buildings in the Swiss Alpine valleys

Were early Christian churches aligned with the sun or the moon? A study across Switzerland and Northern Italy explores the links between the sky and sacred architecture.

Early Christianitysacred Christian buildingsSwitzerland