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Accounting for Uncertainty: Prediction and Planning in Asian History
Tackling ideas of uncertainty and not-knowing has produced a variety of ways of modeling and reasoning material and intellectual cultures in Asian cul
Workshops, Accounting for Uncertainty, Preprint No. 496, Accounting for Uncertainty, Contributors, Anna Andreeva, Universität Heidelberg
Communication in Early Modern Eurasia: Translation, Memory, and Power
The founder of the Ming dynasty in China, Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-98), and his successors used translations and inter-cultural correspondences (or equival
Famine Plant Manuals in the Sinosphere (1406–1800)
This project examines the dynamics of knowledge production and transcultural interactions in the early modern Sinosphere by investigating the establis
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The Chinese Past (and Future?) of Natural Sciences (in German)
MoreDie chinesische Vergangenheit (und Zukunft?) der Naturwissenschaften
MorePremodern History of Signification: Putting Experiences into Words, Images, and Signs
Reflections on signs and procedures of signifying had a profound impact on a wide range of early scientific practices across the globe, from medi
The Other Chemists’ War: The Uses, Dual Uses, and Abuses of Chemical Weapons in the Second World War
Alison’s dissertation highlights the long Second World War (1931–1945) as a transformative moment in the history of chemical weapons. Although the con
States, Knowledge, and Borders: Does Trust Make Science International?
MoreStates, Knowledge, and Borders: Does Trust Make Science International?
MoreEngendering Wildlife and Whiteness: Elephants, Ivory, and Zoos (1870s–1940s)
This project explores the history of keeping elephants in captivity in Eastern Europe with a focus on how the trajectories of colonial trades in zoo s