Hegel’s Library: The Works on Mathematics, Mechanics, Optics and Chemistry

Abstract

This article gives an analytical bibliography of Hegel's private library. It's based on the auction catalog made after his death in 1831. We have arranged the books under the various subject- matters and identified all the relevant works listed in the catalogue. We have also managed to provide information on the authors and on their works -- which we hope will be of some assistance in placing them within the context of Hegel's life and thought, and in relating them to the general mathematical and scientific developments of the time.