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    Event Series

    Institute's Colloquium 2025–26

    Rethinking Time in the History of Science

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  • Research Reels: Riaz Howey

    Research Reel

    Short Video

    Riaz Howey: ‘Rotten and Useful’: Compos(t)ing Knowledge in Mongol Iran

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    Feature Story

    No. 89

    Laboratory for Multimodal History: An Inclusive Space for Audiovisual Experimentation and Collaborative Research

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  • Research Reels: Marianna Sczcygielska (stage)

    Research Reel

    Short Video

    Marianna Szczygielska: Animating Capture: A Microhistory of Elephant Mobility

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Founded in 1994, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin is one of the more than 80 research institutes of the Max Planck Society. Since its inception, the Institute has continually expanded the boundaries of the field of the history of science—critically interrogating basic concepts, bringing multiple disciplines into dialog, and experimenting with novel research methods.

 

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News & Press

The Indian Express reports on Jean Arzoumanov's research on Persian in colonial India's religious surveys

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Volkswagen Foundation grant: "China’s Science Silk Road and the New Geopolitics of Knowledge Production"

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Launch of EduTrack cooperation: tracking education pathways and social policies

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Events

Training Week: Global History of Astronomy Week on Primary Sources

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Charting the Celestial Norm: Chinese Medieval Star Charts in Astrological Context

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Crafting Luxury from the Sea: Shark Fin and the Making of Maritime Knowledge in Late Imperial China

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Writing History beyond the Timeline: Traditions and Innovations

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