TheSciTechHistorian

Historian of Science & Technology, Museums & Scientific Instruments. Excited by art, science, culture, 18+19C & collections I'm a Neo-victorian stuck in the 21C

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

Looking forward to the talk by Jan von Plato today on Gödel’s achievement arranged by the Danish History of Science Society and the Danish Mathematical Society

https://t.co/NfgKTf3Seb

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

I am delighted to have been appointed President of the Danish Society for the History of Science and will do my utmost to ensure its success. Please join to you wish to attend meetings:

https://t.co/0dqAcdKu9Z
#HPS #HPST #videnskabshistorie

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

Position at CSHI Harvard. The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University, seeks a Deputy Director. With a collection of more than 20,000 objects from about 1400 to the present, it's a most exciting place to work.
https://t.co/8gdzUHcpiu
#histsci #Jobs

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

Exciting job posted at Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) as Assistant Curator: History of Science. Deadline 6th Feb 2023.
https://t.co/MATbOd7YIX
#HistSci #HistTech #HPST

[Scientific Instrument Commission @ScientificInst5]

Here's this month's #mysteryinstrument Have a guess. We'll post the answer later today.

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

Unthinkable, unbelievable! Tonight, 450 years ago, Tycho Brahe looked at the sky and saw a bright new star. The heavens were eternal and unchangeable. A supernova changed this on November 11th 1572. Tycho published his findings in May 1573 in De nova stella #histAstro #HistSci

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

See full info https://t.co/TeCtZAHCik

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

First direct image of another planetary system 😮🤩 https://t.co/1CuF16s0Es

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

@cusackandrew Disaster

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

Swedish Count Koenigsmarck on 26 September 1687 gave the order to bomb the Parthenon temple which was used was used as a gunpowder store during the Morean War, as my Swedish friend Olov Amelin told me.

The temple had stood three thousand years. Svensk jävla!
#sic2022athens

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

An Ancient Greek mystery: The Antikythera mechanism from 2nd century BC capable of predicting astronomical positions, eclipses+++. Amazing. Nothing remotely this advanced was seen for the next 1400 years. I saw it 20 years ago and today. Excited!!
@ScientificInst5
#sic2022athens

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

Thank you to Robert Anderson, Sara Schechner, Richard Kremer and David Pantalony for giving a brilliant session @ SIC40: Reflecting on Four Decades of Symposia and the Development of Instrument Studies
@ScientificInst5
#sic2022athens

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

I delivered my paper: "Instruments taking a philosophical turn?" yesterday at the 2022 Scientific Instruments Symposium in Athens @ScientificInst5 #sic2022athens Good to see old friends again. Good to be back!

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

Looking forward to giving a paper today at the session on "Amateurs and Precision Instruments in the Second Half of the 18th Century" @ #ESHS2022 at 14:00 Session 58.

[History Defined @historydefined]

A Japanese house constructed without any nails over 100 years ago

[HistoLab @histo_did]

Last week, an #excursion to #Sorø took place in the context of the "Objects of Understanding" #conference. We set off by bus in the morning in sunny weather. The participants then spent the day in "Hauchs #Physiske Cabinet", among other places.

#objectsofunderstanding

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

@peter_heering It was a great pleasure having the very knowledgeable group from the Objects of Understanding Conference at the Hauch Cabinet. Thank you very much for visiting

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

@historydefined Amazing

[History Defined @historydefined]

A 3,400 year old painter's palette originating from ancient Egypt.

[TheSciTechHistorian @JanTapdrup]

@AstroBackyard Amazing picture!