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Archival Reasoning: Astronomy, Chronology, History
Coordinated on a global scale, collective observation of the Mercury transit of 1753 and the Venus transits of 1761 and 1769 exemplify Enlightenment c
Comets and Wondrous Signs in the Sky: Natural History and Religious Polemic in Early Modern France and Germany
This project took as a starting point the well-known comet of 1556, often called the Charles V comet after Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who abdicated
De rebus naturae: Objects and Observers in Hellenistic Science
Daryn Lehoux's project explored the complex interrelationships between the objects of scientific inquiry, and the norms, processes, and structures of
Publications, ‘Observers, Objects, and the Embedded Eye; Or, Seeing and Knowing in Ptolemy and Galen,’ Isis, 98 (2007) p. 447-467, Funding Institutions, University of Manchester
From Philology to Philosophy: Zhu Xi as a Reader Annotator
In the framework of the Working Group "The Learned Practices of Canonical Texts," Lianbin Dai's project aimed to reconstruct Neo-Confucian philosopher
Gods on Clay: Ancient Near Eastern Scholarly Practices and the History of Religions
In the framework of the Working Group "The Learned Practices of Canonical Texts," Aaron Tugendhaft's project examined the scholarly use and adaptation
A Medieval Coptic Hebraism? Coptic Adaptations of Saadiah Gaon’s Judaeo-Arabic Translation of the Torah
In the framework of the Working Group "The Learned Practices of Canonical Texts," this project "A Medieval Coptic Hebraism? Coptic Adaptations of Saad
Drawing from Life: John La Farge, William James, and the Search for Truth in Art, Science and Philosophy
Cecelia Watson's project explored the influence of the painter John La Farge on William James’s psychology and philosophy. James and La Farge studied
Institutskolloquium | Dec 5, 2017 | 14:00 to 16:00
The Worldwide Rise of “No Religion” and Its Significance
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The Worldwide Rise of “No Religion” and Its Significance
MoreEarly Modern Historiography of Science and Medicine
We often assume that early modern historical consciousness concerning natural knowledge may be conveniently summarized by the critical attitudes conve