Category Archives: Institutions

The day that Jonas died

Posted on August 25, 2011 by thonyc

Even fairly ardent scholars of 17th century mathematics are unlikely to have heard of Jonas Moore who died on 25th August 1679. There is no Moore’s theorem or algorithm no branch of mathematics that counts him amongst its founders or greatest developers, … Continue reading →

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[Review] Richard Owen. Biology Without Darwin.

Posted on July 8, 2011 by John M. Lynch

Nicolass Rupke. Richard Owen: Biology without Darwin. xxiv + 344pp., Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. $29.00, (paper). The Natural History Museum in London recently unveiled its Darwin Center, the most significant expansion of the Museum since it opened at its present site in … Continue reading →

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The virtue of simplicity

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Rebekah Higgitt

A week or so ago I was fortunate enough to be included in the annual Research Day at UCL’s Department of Science and Technology Studies, where staff, students and Honorary Fellows get together to hear what everyone is up to. I … Continue reading →

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John Who? The sixth Astronomer Royal

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Rebekah Higgitt

Over on the Longitude Project blog, the last few posts have focused heavily Nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal and a key player in the Board of Longitude, the bicentenary of whose death was marked last week. However, 2011 also inevitably marks 200 … Continue reading →

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Longitude ups and downs

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Rebekah Higgitt

The Longitude Project blog is now taking off nicely and, even at this early stage, it is demonstrating how the, possibly stale-sounding, topic of the history of the Board of Longitude reaches into all sorts of interesting areas in Georgian history … Continue reading →

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The Royal Soc and British Ass

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Rebekah Higgitt

Next week I will be speaking at the British Science Festival in Birmingham in a session celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. I will be talking about the Society in the 19th century, which gives me the chance to compare and … Continue reading →

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