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William Petty’s survey of Ireland and the role of natural history in the development of statistics
- 22 January 2024,
- William Petty (1623-1687) is well known as a pioneer of political economy and statistics. He has been often celebrated as an ingenious thinker who was among...
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Anti-voluntarism, natural providence and miracles in Thomas Burnet’s Theory of the Earth
- 01 February 2023,
- In his Telluris Theoria Sacra and its English translation The Theory of the Earth (1681–90), the English clergyman and schoolmaster Thomas Burnet (c. 1635–1715)...
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Embedding science scrutiny mechanisms in the UK Parliament
- 11 July 2022,
- At times during the past few years, evidence sessions of the UK’s House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee have made headline news, for example...
News – BSHS
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[CfA] Announcing the 8th Notes and Records Essay Award
- 07 October 2024,
- Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities throughout the field of history of science, technology and medicine. The Essay Award is...
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CfA: BSHS Small Conference and Workshop Grants
- 12 September 2024,
- The British Society for the History of Science is looking to award grants of up to £500 each to conferences and workshops to be held in person this year (funds...
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Update from BSHS president
- 02 September 2024,
- Dear BSHS Member I hope you've had a summer that has been productive, relaxing, memorable and enjoyable--with luck all of these. For those involved with the...
History of Science on the Blog
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William Petty’s survey of Ireland and the role of natural history in the development of statistics
- 22 January 2024,
- William Petty (1623-1687) is well known as a pioneer of political economy and statistics. He has been often celebrated as an ingenious thinker who was among...
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Van Leeuwenhoek – the film: remaking the origins of bacteriology
- 23 August 2023,
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) is universally acknowledged as the first person describing protozoa and bacteria using his self made microscopes. His seventeenth-century...
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Anti-voluntarism, natural providence and miracles in Thomas Burnet’s Theory of the Earth
- 01 February 2023,
- In his Telluris Theoria Sacra and its English translation The Theory of the Earth (1681–90), the English clergyman and schoolmaster Thomas Burnet (c. 1635–1715)...
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