Siebren van der Werf

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Siebren van der Werf (born 1942) is a Dutch physicist and author of non-fiction books.

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Van der Werf worked as a researcher at the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (nl) in Groningen. [1] He retired in 2004.

After retirement, van der Werf concentrated on writing popular books and articles on navigation tools and atmospheric phenomena. In Drieduizend jaar navigatie op de sterren (2022) he discusses the development of the navigation tools from Ancient Greece and Polynesia to the 20th century. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Zij zagen de zon 'in volle rondicheyt'". Trouw (in Dutch). 5 February 2011.
  2. Fritschy, Yannick (3 May 2022). "Drieduizend jaar navigatie op de sterren: nautische verhalen met een vleugje astronomie". New Scientist (in Dutch).
  3. Hulspas, Marcel (26 May 2022). "Historicus Siebren van der Werf beschrijft hoe mensen op zee hun weg vonden". De Volkskrant (in Dutch).
  4. "Siebren van der Werf Drieduizend jaar navigatie op de sterren Mythevorming en geschiedenis". Dutch Foundation for Literature.