Maven in Blue Jeans: A Festschrift in Honor of Zev Garber
Steven L. Jacobs
It was published originally in Amsterdam in 1765 and then, being quite popular at this age of “reason,” it was published in six more editions.24 One of the stated goals of Haskalah was to foster secular studies among the Jews, particularly in general and natural sciences. Among the first Maskilim in Germany who wrote on natural sciences was Baruch Linda. He published a series of articles on science in Hame'asef,25 which were published in 1789 in his book Resheet Limudim.