Promoting scholarly and public understanding of history of science, technology and medicine.
Featured Event
May 21, 2008 - May 23, 2008
North by Degree: An International Conference on Arctic Exploration
Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the American Philosophical Society and The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum of Bowdoin College
In May 2008, in conjunction with the International Polar Year (2007 - 2008), an interdisciplinary conference on North American Arctic (and sub-Arctic) exploration will be held in Philadelphia. This 2½ day conference will focus on the period from 1850 to 1940. Papers will be given by invited scholars as well as emerging scholars whose submissions have been peer-reviewed.
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Web of Healing
The Web of Healing is an illustrated history of non-traditional and under-investigated aspects of healing and medicine in Philadelphia during the 18th century. The Web also serves as an introduction to the process of “doing history,” drawing on primary materials from Philadelphia’s rich archival collections and critiquing previously published materials.
