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The Dart of Harkness
Having finished up Deborah Harkness’ The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution, I must say that I am wowed—it’s really a superb book that should be read by an… more →
Ether Wave Propaganda
We’re Going Dutch…but hold the roast beef and windmills
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j m wallace wrote 3 weeks ago: As most in the history world have already heard, Lisa Jardine was recently awarded the Cundill Prize … more →
WOH News: Donating An Egg- Money Or Your Life?
rebeccamoniquewilliams wrote 1 month ago: IVF under the microscope The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority have suggested that women … more →
The Dart of Harkness
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Will Thomas wrote 8 months ago: Having finished up Deborah Harkness’ The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Re … more →
Seizing the Moment 30 March
h1storym0nkey wrote 9 months ago: I’m speaking at a Demos event on movement politics on 30 March alongside the Rt. Hon David Lam … more →
Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory
erifaet wrote 1 year ago: On November 5, 1688, William of Orange, Protestant ruler of the Dutch Republic, landed at Torbay in … more →
Translation and the Nobel prize fail to excite at Frankfurt
lucy wrote 1 year ago: Frankfurt is over for another year – not that I was there, so I’m only commenting vicari … more →
Hump-Day History: Robert Hooke
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Will Thomas wrote 1 year ago: *UPDATE: See video of Lisa Jardine discussing Hooke at the end of this post! Popular history rarely … more →
The "Elegant" History
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Will Thomas wrote 1 year ago: Back in March, I suggested that some evaluation of the significance of a scientific or learned activ … more →
Lisa Jardine's 'Going Dutch' - are these reviews related?
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h1storym0nkey wrote 1 year ago: So good, the Torygraph reviewed it twice, with mixed results. One by Adam Nicolson, another by Noel … more →
Going Dutch
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Nick wrote 1 year ago: There was a devastating review by Peter Conrad of Lisa Jardine’s new book on the influence of … more →
Continuity and Discontinuity in class
Will Thomas wrote 1 year ago: Sorry for the delay in posting–we just had the history of early modern medicine class today. A … more →
Ingenious Pursuits
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Will Thomas wrote 1 year ago: I’m preparing my lecture on “Navigation and Exploration” for Thursday, and it … more →
