The influence of Simon Stevin (1548-1620) principles on dutch towns and buildings outside the Netherlands: Case study of Melaka / Robert C.M. Weebers

• Main Author: Weebers, Robert C.M.
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: C Auxiliary sciences of history (General)
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/1/Abstract.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/2/Acknowledgements.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/3/Front_Page.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/4/Chapter_1____Introduction.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/5/Chapter_2____Methodology.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/6/Chapter_3____Simon_Stevin_and_his_Principles.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/7/Chapter_4____Dutch_Global_Expansion.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/8/Chapter_5____The_Dutch_Settlements_in_Asia;_Plannning_and_Implementation_(Indonesia%2C_India_and_Sri_Lanka_.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/9/Chapter_6____The_Dutch_Settlement_of_Melaka.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/10/Chapter_7_____Dutch_Public_Buildings_in_Melaka.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/11/Chapter_8______Dutch_Shop_houses_in_Melaka.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/12/Chapter_9______Conclusion.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/13/Glossary_of_Words.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/14/List_of_Appendices.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/15/List_of_Figures.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/16/List_of_Symbols_and_Abbreviations.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/17/List_of_Tables.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/18/Original_Works_Declaration.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/19/Measurements_Public_Buildings.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/20/Measurements_Shop_Houses.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/21/Appendix_A_Architectural_Elements_and_Terms.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/22/Appendix_B_Elements.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/23/Appendix_C_Materials.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/24/Appendix_E_Settlements_of_the_VOC.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/25/Table_of_Contents.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/26/Title_Page.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/5588/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This research concentrates on the influence of the Dutch architect and mathematician Simon Stevin (1548-1620). Stevin's ideas on forts, town planning and buildings are laid down in treatises and have had a great influence on the construction of forts in the Netherlands and forts and outposts of...