Blogs about: Joseph Priestley
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Schaffer and Golinski on Enlightenment and Genius
This post looks at two articles by Simon Schaffer: “States of Mind: Enlightenment and Natural Philosophy,” in The Languages of Psyche: Mind and Body in Enlightenment Thought, ed. G. S. Rou… more →
Ether Wave Propaganda
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wrote 18 hours ago: I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps … more →
Schaffer and Golinski on Enlightenment and Genius
wrote 1 month ago: This post looks at two articles by Simon Schaffer: “States of Mind: Enlightenment and Natural … more →
Simon Schaffer and Jan Golinski on Eudiometry
wrote 2 months ago: Diagram of a eudiometer, from the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence First off, ap … more →
Schaffer on the Priestley Lit
wrote 2 months ago: Getting back to the series on Simon Schaffer, we’re going to be looking at a series of article … more →
Cosmology and "Synoptic" Intellectual History
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wrote 3 months ago: The influence of anthropological ideas on historiography is widely acknowledged, if too often boiled … more →
The End of the Fellowship
wrote 4 months ago: Thales of Miletus - illustration by David V. Black I realize that the title of this post sound … more →
The Invention of Air by Steven Berlin Johnson
wrote 5 months ago: Book Review: “The Invention of Air” by Steven Berlin Johnson“A story of science, f … more →
Priestley House and 'Swampy' Pond
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wrote 5 months ago: I have a very vague memory of visiting the Joseph Priestley House in Northumberland, Pa., when I was … more →
The Inventor of Air—Who Knew?
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wrote 6 months ago: Back in the latter part of the 18th century, amateur scientist, professional minister, and middle cl … more →
A Look at Anesthesia: The History of a Puzzle
wrote 7 months ago: Engraving of Ernst von Bibra by August Weger ca. 1888 [Part 1 of 5] Anesthetics have been used throu … more →
The Scientists Quiz
wrote 7 months ago: Image via Wikipedia Questions How did the Ancient Egyptians calculate when the River Nile would floo … more →
Summer Reading, Part II
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wrote 9 months ago: I have a feeling that reading is all I’ll be doing this summer, considering that my summer rea … more →
The Lunar Society: citizen geeks of the 18th century
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wrote 10 months ago: Boulton, Watt, and Murdoch, members of the Lunatic Society, in Birmingham, England. Science before t … more →
The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World
wrote 11 months ago: What was happening in England, during the Georgian period, was dramatic. In two generations, rough … more →
Schaffer and the End of Natural Philosophy
wrote 11 months ago: As we’ve moved along in our Simon Schaffer project, an underlying set of general historical co … more →
Devilstower in Daily Kos has a modest proposal about blogging in the 18th century
wrote 12 months ago: Image via Wikipedia Here’s an excerpt: However, the picture you get from reading Johnson … more →
Schaffer's Got Spirit!
wrote 1 year ago: The next three pieces in our examination of the works of Simon Schaffer are: 1) “Scientific Di … more →
The Consolidation of Gains
wrote 1 year ago: This post looks at the possibility and benefits of historiographical balance, and how that balance c … more →
Local Commemorative Blue Plaque Scheme
wrote 1 year ago: The Arnold Bennett Plaque proved to be the starting point for the new Commemorative Plaque Scheme. I … more →
