Stevin’s work represents that of a scientist-engineer in the Low Countries, whose major works appeared in Dutch. Like the scientist-engineers of Italy, Stevin maintained water systems and improved fortifications. He investigated the mechanics of motion, falling bodies and hydraulics. Stevin’s analysis of equilibrium on an inclined plane featured a circle of suspended weights, evenly-spaced. An artistic representation appears in the wrought-iron decorative screen by OU sculptor Joe Taylor, located in the lobby of the 5th floor of Bizzell Memorial Library.