The Enlightenment Roots of Contemporary Science in the Czech Lands
Author: Lenka Ovčáčková
Ilustrations: Kristýna Adámek Mlynaříková
Audio/Voice: Gabriel Andrews
This trail, the points of which cover a large part of Bohemia and Moravia, presents prominent aristocratic figures who, from the middle of the 18th to the mid- 19th century, not only had a significant impact on the development of the natural sciences, but also helped to shape the country’s institutional scientific background. The diversity of their approaches and activities, from founding natural science collections through to the discovery of broad scientific contexts, reflects the social and historical context linked to the late Enlightenment period, as well as with the era of natural philosophy. The trail can be done in stages by car over 3–4 days or spread across the whole year.
A Journey Through Aristocratic Natural Science