Edward Gibbon F. R. S.: Early historical sciences, Maurist erudition and related scholarship, 17th--20th C (Q1384318)

Starting from the classic six-volume book by \textit{Edward Gibbon} ``Decline and fall of the Roman Empire'', the author of the paper under review describes Maurists' scientific activity. The works of scholars with different monastical and other backgrounds contemporary with that of the Maurists, which Gibbon made use of, are referred to. The paper can be of interest and benefit of scientists-engineers who have come to have an interest in the historical sciences.