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History of Exchange in Physics between China and the West
This research project, as part of the Max Planck Society Partner Group "Transmission and Interactions in Chinese Modern Physics," will study the acade
Transmission and Interactions in Chinese Modern Physics
The objectives of the Max Planck Partner Group "Transmission and Interactions in Chinese Modern Physics" are to draw upon archival and secondary liter
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A History of the “Typical”: Scientific Research in Prisoner-of-War-Camps from 1915 to 1918
During the First World War, the politically allied governments of Germany and Austria encouraged scientific commissions to conduct extensive research
The Shaping of Generality in the Emergence of Enumerative Geometry (1852–1900)
At the outset of the second half of the nineteenth century, geometers belonging to the so-called “synthetic tradition” began discovering the propertie
The Rise of the New Mandarins: The Story of the Geistkreis from Vienna to the New-World, 1920–1980
This project traces the story of the Viennese Geistkreis. An intellectual circle of (mainly law) students, which was gathered together by two friends—
Captive Breeding Has a Dark Side—as Disturbing Czech Discovery of Trafficked Tiger Body Parts Highlights
No 10
The rotting remains of a number of tigers, lions and cougars were recently discovered in a raid on a house in Prague. This disturbing find was the culmination of a five-year investigation that revealed an illegal trade in exotic wildlife blooming in the heart of Europe.
Captive Breeding Has a Dark Side—as Disturbing Czech Discovery of Trafficked Tiger Body Parts Highlights
No 10
The rotting remains of a number of tigers, lions and cougars were recently discovered in a raid on a house in Prague. This disturbing find was the culmination of a five-year investigation that revealed an illegal trade in exotic wildlife blooming in the heart of Europe.
Science and the Senses: A Sensory History of Scientific Knowledge in South Asia
Science and the Senses is a study of scientific practices in relation to sensory practices, lying at the intersection of modern South Asian history, h
Workshop | Apr 11-Apr 12, 2019
Power in Medicine: Interrogating the Place of Medical Knowledge in the Modern Middle East
Dept. III
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