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2013-2014 Research and Writing Fellows
The Center is delighted to announce its Research Fellows and Dissertation Writing Fellows for 2013-2014.
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History of Science Society Establishes Physical Sciences Forum
May 9, 2013 by Paul Halpern
In tribute to the growth of interest in the history of physical sciences, the History of Science Society (HSS) has inaugurated a new group dedicated to the subject, called the Physical Sciences Forum (PSF).
Three Historic Physics Sites to Be Honored
April 16, 2013 by Paul Halpern
Three sites important to the history of physics have been chosen by the APS Historic Sites Initiative to be honored in 2013
The Fourth Dimension And Non-Euclidean Geometry In Modern Art
March 26, 2013 by Paul Halpern
Linda Dalrymple Henderson’s groundbreaking history of the influence of higher dimensions on modern art has been updated and published in a new edition
Cosmas, the Tabernacle, and the Flat Earth
March 25, 2013 by Darin Hayton
The Byzantine traveller-turned-monk Cosmas Indicopleustes was a rare proponent of a flat earth.
More Patent Medicine Artifacts
February 8, 2013 by Darin Hayton
In addition to the almanacs and trading cards and other ephemera, patent medicine companies also used their bottles to market their products.
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