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De schuchterheid voorbij: Ervaringen van hardhorendheid en hoortoeters (2023)
Journal Article
Verwaal, R. E. (2023). De schuchterheid voorbij: Ervaringen van hardhorendheid en hoortoeters. Jaarboek De Achttiende Eeuw, 55(2023), 119-136. https://doi.org/10.5117/dae2023.007.verw

Hearing difficulties traditionally led to unequal relations and opportunities, often resulting in hidden feelings of sadness and loneliness, as well as discomfort and embarrassment. Yet in the eighteenth century, some people with a hearing difference... Read More about De schuchterheid voorbij: Ervaringen van hardhorendheid en hoortoeters.

Fluid Deafness: Earwax and Hardness of Hearing in Early Modern Europe (2021)
Journal Article
Verwaal, R. E. (2021). Fluid Deafness: Earwax and Hardness of Hearing in Early Modern Europe. Medical History, 65(4), 366-383. https://doi.org/10.1017/mdh.2021.29

This article discusses hearing disability in early modern Europe, focusing on medical ideas to demonstrate a profound shift in thinking about deafness over the course of the eighteenth century. Scholars have previously described changes in the social... Read More about Fluid Deafness: Earwax and Hardness of Hearing in Early Modern Europe.

Boerhaave´s Furnace: Exploring Early Modern Chemistry through Working Models (2020)
Journal Article
Hendriksen, M. M., & Verwaal, R. E. (2020). Boerhaave´s Furnace: Exploring Early Modern Chemistry through Working Models. Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, 43(3), 385-411. https://doi.org/10.1002/bewi.202000005

This article discusses the (re)construction and use of an Early modern instrument, better known as Herman Boerhaave's (1668–1738) little furnace. We investigate the origins, history and materiality of this furnace, and examine the dynamic relationshi... Read More about Boerhaave´s Furnace: Exploring Early Modern Chemistry through Working Models.

Blood: From Humor to Hematology (2020)
Book Chapter
Verwaal, R. E. (2020). Blood: From Humor to Hematology. In D. Jalobeanu, & C. T. Wolfe (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and the Sciences. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20791-9_271-1

Today blood can be defined simply as the red liquid flowing through the arteries and veins of humans and other animals. But in early modern philosophy and science, blood acquired many different meanings: it transformed from being one of the four card... Read More about Blood: From Humor to Hematology.

Retention and Excretion (2017)
Book Chapter
Verwaal, R. E. (2017). Retention and Excretion. In R. Knoeff (Ed.), Gelukkig Gezond! Histories of Healthy Ageing (98-111). Barkhuis

De traan (2017)
Book Chapter
Verwaal, R. E. (2017). De traan. In E. van Gelder, E. Jorink, I. Nieuwland, M. Rijks, & A. Spruit (Eds.), 'Dingen die ergens toe dienen': Verhalen over materiële cultuur van wetenschap (16-19). Verloren

Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe (2016)
Journal Article
Verwaal, R. E. (2016). Uroscopy in Early Modern Europe. The Sixteenth century journal, 47(3), 699-700