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- ISSN: 2058-850X (Print), 2056-354X (Online)
- Editor: Dr Jahnavi Phalkey Science Gallery Bengaluru, India
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BJHS Themes is a collaborative venture between the British Society for the History of Science and Cambridge University Press aimed at establishing the first fully open access journal for the history of science community. It aims to publish open access, scholarly and engaging collections of history of science papers, which address provocative themes, and which will be free for readers and offer no financial barrier to publication for authors. Like its sister publication, British Journal for the History of Science, BJHS Themes is a journal of the British Society for the History of Science, a major learned society for its subject.
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The Fronde, the Court, and the Cosmos: Morin, Gassendi, and Astrology’s Decline in XVII Century France
- 11 March 2025,
- Astrology today is often seen as the epitome of pseudoscience. Yet, until the 17th century, it was considered a legitimate scholarly discipline, serving as...
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‘Down pythons’ throats we thrust live goats’: snakes, zoos and animal welfare in nineteenth-century Britain
- 08 August 2024,
- In September 1902, as he was passing the Reptile House at London Zoo, T.W. Hitchmough was approached by a ‘small goat of friendly disposition’, which came running...
News – BSHS
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Call for Proposals: BJHS Themes
- 20 May 2025,
- Dear colleagues, We invite proposals from prospective ‘special editors’ for the next issue of The British Journal for the History of Science - Themes. Deadline...
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Postgraduate Conference in Leeds 2025
- 23 April 2025,
- Postgraduate Conference 2025British Society for the History of Science We are delighted to welcome participants to this year’s BSHS Postgraduate Conference,...
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Submissions open for 2025 Hughes Prize – Deadline 11 April!
- 19 March 2025,
- Submissions open for the 2025 Hughes Prize – deadline 11 April 2025 In keeping with the Society’s aim to communicate history of science to broad audiences,...
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