University of Saskatchewan
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Larry Stewart
Larry Stewart, Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan, is a well-known historian of early modern science.
His books include The Rise of Public Science: Rhetoric, Technology, and Natural Philosophy in Newtonian Britain (Cambridge UP, 1993) and, (with Margaret Jacob) Practical Matter: Newton's Science in the Service of Industry and Empire, 1687-1850 (Harvard UP, 2004).
He is past editor of the Canadian Journal of History.
306.966.5793
l.stewart@usask.ca
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Node News and Events
Human Experimentation, 1715-1972 Local Node Workshop Oct. 23, 2009
The Human Experimentation, 1715-1972 Workshop was an interdisciplinary workshop examining various aspects of early modern and modern scientific and medical experimentation on humans. The speakers...
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Upcoming Events
Envisioning Science: Imaging the Body. Node Workshop at UofA Sept 10-11, 2010
A workshop investigating "how we see, how we are able, allowed, or made to see, and how we see this seeing or the unseen therein."
KEYNOTE Friday Sept. 10, 7pm
Lisa Cartwright,...
The Makers’ Universe: Science, Art and Instruments in Early Modern Europe Workshop. McGill University Sept. 23-25
THE MAKERS’ UNIVERSE
is a workshop that aims to explore and re-evaluate the relationship
between early modern scientific knowledge and the “arts”, or
between episteme and...
Earth Science, Global Science. Node Workshop at York University Sept. 30-Oct. 2
All sciences are faced with some version of the problem of moving from the local observation to the general explanation. Yet from their foundations, the earth sciences have been uniquely...
"Merchants of Doubt" An Interactive Presentation with Naomi Oreskes Thursday, September 30 12:30pm York University
Inaugural lecture for the new Institute for Science and Technology Studies, York University!
See Poster for more.
Sci Fi Movie and Panel Discussion Series
SituSci's Atlantic Node is sponsoring a sci fi movie and panel discussion series, which will consist of four screenings and panel discussions throughout the month of October.
Tuesday...
The Individual in Science and Philosophy Annual ARPA Meeting. Keynote: Robert A. Wilson. Oct. 15-16
Situating Science is pleased to co-sponsor the Atlantic Region Philosophers Association's (ARPA)
Annual Meeting 2010
The Individual in Science and Philosophy
October 15 - October...
Revisiting Evolutionary Naturalism: New Perspectives on Victorian Science and Culture. Node Workshop May 6 – 7th, 2011 York University
Revisiting Evolutionary Naturalism: New Perspectives on Victorian Science and Culture
May 6 – 7th, 2011
York University, Toronto, Canada
Ever since the 1970’s, when...