Ruđer Josip Bošković

NSK Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection Associate for early and rare material Karolina Tumbas.

2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event #6 marks 290 years since Ruđer Bošković’s first work

20 October 2026

With its latest 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium event and as part of this year’s Croatian Book Month, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) marked 290 years since the publication of the first work of the renowned 18th-century Croatian mathematician, physicist, astronomer, philosopher, diplomat and poet Ruđer Josip Bošković (Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich). The ‘firstling’ (De maculis solaribus exercitatio astronomica habita) of one of Croatia’s ...

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The visual identity of the fifth NSK’s 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event, featuring a portrait of Ruđer Bošković.

Sixth “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” 2026 event spotlighting Ruđer Bošković’s first work

20 October 2026, 13.00

On 20 October 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) is organising the sixth event of its this year’s Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme. Focusing on another gem of the NSK collections, it is spotlighting the legacy of Croatia’s 18th-century genius Ruđer Bošković (Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich). Marking the 315th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Croatian mathematician, physicist, astronomer, philosopher, diplomat and poet and 290 years since the publication of his first work, the event is organised as one of the programmes with which the Library will ...

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