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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

HoS Micropost: Matteo Ricci’s World Map

A quick pointer to an article about Matteo Ricci’s World Map from 1602, the first Chinese map to name the Americas. The map will be on display for the next three months.

Posted by Darin Hayton on 01/20 at 02:42 PM

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Stephen Johnston on Early-Modern Chymistry

A quick summary of Stephen Johnston’s recent Brown Bag Lecture at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

Posted by Darin Hayton on 01/27 at 04:00 PM

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