Shining a Spotlight on Slovenian Scientists in History

Matija Hvale was a professor of logic at Vienna University. His principal work was devoted to the philosophy of nature and is based on Aristotle. This book also features the earliest anatomic image of a human head and thorax.

The author was a well-known mathematician, astronomer and medical doctor, professor, dean and rector of Vienna University, constructor of astronomical instruments and author of books on astronomy.

Martin Pegius was a renowned lawyer and astrologer, the solicitor of the Salzburg archbishop office. He published several books on law, which were reprinted until the 18th century.

Janez Friderik Rain was an alchemist and seeker for the philosopher's stone, a forerunner of chemistry. The book is dedicated to Emperor Leopold I., the plate cover made by Valvasor's copperplate engraver Mungersdorf.

The Glory of the Duchy Carniola is our most comprehensive book (3532 pages) and of the best of its kind in Europe. With 528 illustrations it is one of the main sources on older Slovenian history and a detailed description of the Carniola region at the time.

Valvasor was a polymath, mostly historian and cartographer. A regular member of the Royal Academy in London.

The escutcheon of the first Slovenian academy of sciences, founded in 1693. The bee is the symbol of diligence.

Steinberg's physical model explains the activity of the disappearing Cerknica Lake, which had already become a European wonder because of Valvasor's description.

Žiga Valentin Popovič is considered to be the founder of oceanography as a separate science.

Flora carniolica by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli is a seminal work on the plants of Slovenia, which enraptured European natural scientists, especially Carl Linne. It lists 1012 plant species.

Anton Janša is probably the best known European apiculturist. He was the imperial-royal teacher of apiculture in Vienna.

Žiga Zois was an entrepreneur and the spiritual leader of the Slovenian enlightenment cultural salon, who collected a valuable library with more than 4000 scientific and literary works.

The first Slovenian scientific history, in two parts. The manuscript includes two maps of the settlements of Slovenians on today's territory.

The original copper engraving of the map from Linhart's history book. It features the Carantanian territory, before the region was made part of the Carolingian Empire, and is the first description of the Slovenian nation as a unique branch of the Slavic tree, as well as probably the first example of the idea of a direct, unbroken link between the language of Carantania and modern Slovenian. The map Conspectus is also the first representation of Slovenian ethnic territory.

The language is Latin, with individual Slovenian names such as Lublana, Triglav, Bled, Radolza, Logatez etc.

The first scientific grammar book of the Slovenian language. Jernej Kopitar was ranked among the major Slavic linguists of the 19th century and worked as a court librarian in Vienna for many years.

A tetralogy on comparative grammar of Slavic languages. Miklošič was professor, dean and rector of Vienna University. The central personality of Slavic linguistics in the 19th century.

Herman Potočnik - Noordung was a famous rocket engineer and an expert in space technology. His book is the foundation work of space technology: it is nowadays called "the incunabulum of space travel".