History of Science in the Eighteenth Century
28 Outubro 2019, 16:00 • 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.