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ON THE

NATURE AND LAW

OF WATERS

and

AQUEDUCTS

original: "De Natura et Jure Aquarum atque Aquæductuum"; this legal treatise examines both the physical properties of water and the complex legal rights surrounding its transport and usage.

at the Illustrious

CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHT UNIVERSITY,

Named for its founder, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, this university in Kiel was a major center for legal and scientific study in the late 17th century.

Under the Presidency of

LORD SAMUEL REYHER,

Samuel Reyher (1635–1714) was a celebrated polymath; he famously taught both law and mathematics, reflecting the era's view that legal logic and mathematical precision were closely linked.

Professor in Ordinary of the Legal Code and Mathematics,?

original: "Jur. Cod. & Mathem. Prof. Publ. Ordinarii." This indicates Reyher held a senior, permanent faculty position in both the Justinian Code (Roman Law) and Mathematics.

Counselor of the Superior and Inferior Provinces of the Duchy of Schleswig?

and Holstein at the Provincial Assemblies.?

original: "Superioris & Inferioris Prov. Duc. Slesvicensis et Holsaticæ ad Comitia Provincialia Consiliarii." This highlights Reyher's dual role as an academic and a high-ranking political advisor.

1693.

Submitted for public examination by?

original: "Publicæ disquisitioni proponit." This refers to the formal "disputation" where a student defended their thesis against critics to earn their degree.

THOMAS LUDWIG von HAUGWITZ,

A Silesian Knight.?

original: "Equite Siles." The author identifies as a member of the Silesian nobility, a common background for high-level law students of the period.

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