Student years of the Philosopher Karpe

Abstract

The physics lectures after the intro- duction of Bošković’s way of Newtonian physics in Ljubljana and Graz was described. Ljubljana professor Biwald played very important role at the introduction of Bošković’s physics after he left for Graz. The new ideas in Slovenian lands were connected with Asclepi, Bošković’s successor at Roman College. The philosopher Karpe was among the best Pogrietschnig’s Ljubljana students. The only Jesuit professor of physics of the strongest Carniolian noble family Auersperg, Herbert, also supported new ideas and later made an extraordinary success as Carniolan church official. The development of Ljubljana Jesuit physics and astronomy did not suffer much after the suppression of the Jesuit order because just Jesuit theology professors lost their positions, but the chairs connected with the mathematical sciences were occupied by Jesuits for next three decades.