Simon Stevin Monument
Simon Stevinplein in Brugges is named after and dominated by the statue of the Brugges-born mathematician Simon Stevin, best known for proving the law of equilibrium on an inclined plain. The bronze sculpture of Stevin stands atop a plinth made of Belgian bluestone measuring in total 3 meters high. It was erected in 1839 by resolution of The Brugges City Corporation and the provincial government of West Flanders
Simon Stevin Monument
Simon Stevinplein in Brugges is named after and dominated by the statue of the Brugges-born mathematician Simon Stevin, best known for proving the law of equilibrium on an inclined plain. The bronze sculpture of Stevin stands atop a plinth made of Belgian bluestone measuring in total 3 meters high. It was erected in 1839 by resolution of The Brugges City Corporation and the provincial government of West Flanders