History of Science in the Eighteenth Century

28 Outubro 2019, 18:00 • Ana Duarte Rodrigues

The role of history in contemporary sciences.

• The strong belief in progress and science and its repercussions on the history of science.
• Priestley and the texts on electricity.
• The works of Lavoisier.
• Presentation of the text by a student and discussion among the group.

 

Mandatory reading: Jennings, Edward, “The ferment of Knowledge: The historiography of eighteenth century science”, The Eighteenth Century, 24 (3), 1983, pp. 244-256.