http://www.pachs.net/ en sjoseph@pachs.net Copyright 2014 2014-05-15T14:00:00-05:00 http://www.pachs.net/events/archive/natural_history_from_the_bottom_up/ http://www.pachs.net/events/archive/natural_history_from_the_bottom_up/#When:Thu, 20 Jun 13 17:15:00 Time: 5:15pm Location: McNeil Center-3355 Woodland Walk (34th and Sansom Streets) A complimentary buffet supper will be provided after the session. To make a meal reservation, send a message to mceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu by noon Tuesday, June 18. Area Events Thu, 20 Jun 13 17:15:00 http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/plague_columns_in_central_europe/ http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/plague_columns_in_central_europe/#When:18:10:00Z Plague columns are fairly common in Central Europe. While most date from the Baroque period, some are much earlier. Here are three. Museums Wed, 29 May 13 18:10:00 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/history_of_science_society_establishes_physical_sciences_forum/ http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/history_of_science_society_establishes_physical_sciences_forum/#When:20:40:01Z In tribute to the growth of interest in the history of physical sciences, the History of Science Society (HSS) has inaugurated a new group dedicated to the subject, called the Physical Sciences Forum (PSF). History Thu, 09 May 13 20:40:01 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/three_historic_physics_sites_to_be_honored/ http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/three_historic_physics_sites_to_be_honored/#When:23:30:01Z Three sites important to the history of physics have been chosen by the APS Historic Sites Initiative to be honored in 2013 Tue, 16 Apr 13 23:30:01 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/the_fourth_dimension_and_non_euclidean_geometry_in_modern_art/ http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/the_fourth_dimension_and_non_euclidean_geometry_in_modern_art/#When:01:04:00Z Linda Dalrymple Henderson’s groundbreaking history of the influence of higher dimensions on modern art has been updated and published in a new edition History Wed, 27 Mar 13 01:04:00 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/cosmas_the_tabernacle_and_the_flat_earth/ http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/cosmas_the_tabernacle_and_the_flat_earth/#When:03:48:00Z The Byzantine traveller-turned-monk Cosmas Indicopleustes was a rare proponent of a flat earth. History Tue, 26 Mar 13 03:48:00 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/about/news/new_collections_at_hagley_museum_and_library/ http://www.pachs.net/about/news/new_collections_at_hagley_museum_and_library/#When:20:23:00Z Hagley announces the addition of four new collections in the history of technology, covering the rise of shooting sports, computer developments at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a landmark gender equality battle at AT&T, and the formative years at Singer Manufacturing Company. Collections Tue, 18 Jun 13 20:23:00 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/about/news/george_f_parry_family_volumes/ http://www.pachs.net/about/news/george_f_parry_family_volumes/#When:17:00:00Z Bucks County, Pennsylvania, resident George F. Parry (1838-1886) was one of the first veterinarians to receive professional veterinary training in the United States. He served during the Civil War as a veterinary surgeon with the 7th Pennsylvania Calvary. Collections Tue, 18 Jun 13 17:00:00 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/about/news/the_show_room_and_the_workshop/ http://www.pachs.net/about/news/the_show_room_and_the_workshop/#When:19:37:00Z Jenna Tonn studies at Harvard University, Department of the History of Science. She received a 2012-2013 Dissertation Research Fellowship for her research examining the development of laboratory spaces within American natural history museums, namely the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Fellows Thu, 06 Jun 13 19:37:00 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/about/news/pgh_photo_collection/ http://www.pachs.net/about/news/pgh_photo_collection/#When:19:35:00Z The Philadelphia General Hospital photo collection is a collaboration between the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing and the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (SCETI). Collections Tue, 07 May 13 19:35:00 -0400 http://www.pachs.net/about/news/fellow_update_christopher_jones/ http://www.pachs.net/about/news/fellow_update_christopher_jones/#When:20:18:00Z Former PACHS Fellow Chris Jones has accepted a position as assistant professor of Environmental Humanities at Arizona State University in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies Fellows Thu, 28 Mar 13 20:18:00 -0400