Maybe Nobody Does Care about Byzantine Science
Another lament about the lack of attention to science in Byzantine studies and history of science.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 10/09 at 07:24 AM
PACHSmörgåsbord: History
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Philadelphia story
The discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome in 1960 was a landmark in cancer research—and an illustration of the primitive state of human cytogenetics.
Posted by Nathaniel Comfort on 09/28 at 07:12 AM
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Why Should Anybody Care about Byzantine Science?
Looking at Nikephoros Gregoras’s text on the astrolabe as a case study in Byzantine science, this post suggests that we need to take more seriously Byzantine science because early-modern scholars took it seriously.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/23 at 10:48 PM
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Joseph Moxon Popularizes Astronomy
More on Joseph Moxon’s efforts to popularize astronomy. This post looks at his A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography, Or an Easie and Speedy way to Know the Use of both the Globes, Coelestial and Terrestrial, which was intended to help sell his globes as well as popularize astronomy.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/10 at 11:37 AM
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Ernst Haeckel’s Letter to E.D. Cope
A letter from Ernst Haeckel to Edward D. Cope, asking Cope to forward additional books on to other recipients.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 08/04 at 10:51 PM
Monday, August 02, 2010
Exploring Collections: Early American Imprints at the Library Company
A quick look at a couple rare early American scientific imprints from the Zinman Collection at The Library Company of Philadelphia.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 08/02 at 10:38 PM
Sunday, August 01, 2010
History of Science in Philadelphia—Curie’s Early Piezo-Electric Apparatus
One of Marie and Pierre Curie’s earliest piezo-electric apparatus sits quietly in the lobby at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. It was used in their early research on the radioactivity of Radium.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 08/01 at 10:00 PM
Monday, July 19, 2010
Exploring Collections: George Tannstetter as Editor
Continuing to explore the rich collections here in Philadelphia, this post looks at three textbooks edited by Georg Tannstetter, the Viennese astrologer/astronomer and personal physician to Emperor Maximilian I. Tannstetter’s texts are in The College of Physicians, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 07/19 at 10:47 PM
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Exploring Collections: Johannes Ganivet’s Amicus medicorum at the College of Physicians
A quick look at three editions of Joh. Ganivet’s important tract on medical astrology: the Amicus medicorum. Written in the early 15th century, it was printed five times between 1496 and 1614. The earliest three are at the College of Physicians.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 07/18 at 10:41 PM
Monday, July 12, 2010
Making Science Fun: Joseph Moxon’s Astronomical Playing Cards
This post looks at Joseph Moxon’s efforts in the late 17th century to make science fun and to popularize astronomy by using astronomical playing cards.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 07/12 at 10:43 PM