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New Books in Science, Technology, and Society: Objectivity
MoreSanctorius Sanctorius: The Beginning of Self-Quantification
No 56
In her project Predoctoral Fellow Teresa Hollerbach considers the work of the physician Sanctorius Sanctorius (1561–1636), who developed instruments to measure and quantify physiological change. The project examines Sanctorius’ work as part of the emergence and establishment of quantification methods in the iatromechanical sciences.
Sanctorius Sanctorius: Der Beginn der Selbstquantifizierung
No 56
In ihrem Promotionsprojekt betrachtet Teresa Hollerbach die Arbeit des Arztes Sanctorius Sanctorius (1561–1636), der Instrumente zum Messen und Quantifizieren von physiologischen Prozessen entwickelte. Das Projekt untersucht Sanctorius’ Arbeit im Rahmen der Entstehung und Etablierung von Quantifizierungsmethoden in den Iatro-Wissenschaften, insbesondere in der iatromechanischen Medizin.
The Energetics of the “Muscle Machine”: From Isolated Muscle to Proteins, Fibers, and Filaments
My project examines the role that research on the mechanism of muscle contraction played in scientists’ efforts to understand biological energy transf
Baselining Nature
This working group explores the social, cultural and institutional contexts in which environmental baselines emerge as objects of scientific inquiry a
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The working group aims to stimulate an informed discussion about how judgements about the naturalness of places, ecosystems, and timelines are affecte
Fluid Mechanics in Times of War: Research Practices Interacting Politics, Industry, and the Military
This project comprises a comprehensive institutional study about the history of the Aerodynamic Research Establishment (Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt
Related Digital Sources, Catalogue to Archival Resources in the Central Archives of the Deutsche Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum Göttingen
Conference Appearances
7 November 2019
Winfkanäle, Überschall-Aerodynamik und Krieg: Das Fallbeispiel der Aerodynamischen Vers
Penrose Interpretation and Quantum Gravity
Developed over many decades, quantum mechanics began as a series of controversial mathematical explanations of those experiments that w
Definition and Division in Medieval Latin Commentaries on Aristotle’s De animalibus
Definition is one of the most disputed elements of Aristotle’s scientific methodology. In difficult passages of the Posterior Analytics, Aristotle ask
Experience and Rational Demonstration: Sufis vs. Philosophers in Medieval Islam
In this project, I focus on the way in which Aristotelian notions of reason and experience were first translated into Arabic. During the ninth and ten
Experience and Observation in Narboni's Commentaries on Maimonides' Treatises
The project explores the role of experience in Moses ben Joshua Narboni’s commentaries on two texts by Maimonides: Guide of the Perplexed and Treatise