History of Science Blogs
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A conversation with the historian of science Lorraine Daston
- 24 July 2025,
- Lorraine Daston is an American historian of science whose work spans a broad range of topics in the early modern and modern history of science.…
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How Globalization Disrupted the Stars
- 13 May 2025,
- Early modern globalisation—particularly maritime expansion and the discovery of the southern hemisphere—posed significant challenges to the traditional framework...
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The Fronde, the Court, and the Cosmos: Morin, Gassendi, and Astrology’s Decline in XVII Century France
- 11 March 2025,
- Astrology today is often seen as the epitome of pseudoscience. Yet, until the 17th century, it was considered a legitimate scholarly discipline, serving as...
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Neutral Macau, an ‘East Asian Casablanca’
- 16 June 2023,
- Histories of neutrality and collaboration in the Second World War tend to focus on Europe. Yet, considering these dynamics in Asia is essential to understand The post Neutral Macau, an ‘East Asian Casablanca’ first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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The First World War and the Middle Eastern Front
- 05 June 2023,
- The First World War was a war of empires that started in the Balkans and ended in the Middle East. Yet, some historians still see this war as a mostly European The post The First World War and the Middle Eastern Front first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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When War Knocks on the Door: What Do Civilians Do?
- 31 May 2023,
- WW2 Comparative History from BelowWritten by Claire Andrieu Unlike the objects of its title, the subject of this book did not fall from the sky. I did not set The post When War Knocks on the Door: What Do Civilians Do? first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
