Steffen Ducheyne

Steffen Ducheyne is a Research Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, affiliated with the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science. His work bridges the History and Philosophy of Science, with a focus on seventeenth- to nineteenth-century scientific methodology.

His research explores:

• Newtonianism and its reception in the Dutch Republic
• Radical Enlightenment movements across Europe and the Americas
• Methodological development in Newton’s Queries and Principia
• Experimental physics history, including gravity measurement

Recent publications analyze:

• Comparative Newtonian methodologies (2021)
• Eighteenth-century Dutch Newtonians like Boerhaave and van Musschenbroek
• Lexical evolution of terms like 'Newtonian' and 'pseudoscience'

Scientific awards include the 2014 Jan Gillis Prize for contributions to Flemish academic history. His work spans archival research, editorial history, and interdisciplinary analyses of science-theology interactions.