Cormack, Lesley -

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Personal Information
First Name: 
Lesley
Last Name: 
Cormack
Department / Program: 
History
Other: 
History & Classics
University Affiliation: 
University of Alberta
Phone: 
7787826682
Email Address: 
lcormack@sfu.ca
Area of Research
Subject: 
Mathematics
Geographical Region: 
England
Europe
Time Period: 
16th Century
17th Century
Specific Area of Research: 
Early modern science, specializing in geography and mathematics in 16th century England
Academics
PHD Program: 
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
PHD University: 
University of Toronto
PHD Date: 
1988
Major Publications: 
A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility (2004) A History of Science in Society: A Reader. With Andrew Ede. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 2007. 470 pp. Making Contact: Maps, Identity, and Travel (2003) Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities 1580-1620 (1997)
Membership in Academic Societies: 
History of Science Society Society for the History of Technology Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies British Society for the History of Science
Courses Taught: 
History of science survey, scientific revolution, history of domestic technology