Jo Hedesan

History of early modern alchemy, science and knowledge ‖ Digital / Computational Humanities ‖ Lecturer in History of Science and Digital Scholarship @ Oxford

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

Come join us! 👇

[The Warburg Institute @Warburg_News]

Interested in learning about #Medieval and #EarlyModern magic and alchemy?

Join our online course exploring these fascinating hermetic sciences in the Islamic world and Europe.

Find out more and book: https://t.co/g86jtNLdzO

#Alchemy #OccultSciences #magic

[Fabrizio Baldassarri @FabrizioBaldas6]

My article on rethinking the human-plant relationship is out in @ilTascabile🌱
I also discuss the book Etre un chêne by L. Tillon.🌳 I believe the philosophical understanding of plants has some bearings on our relationship with nature #vegscilif #envhist #environment

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

@ellen_hausner @bodleianlibs Bees thank you for noticing them after all these years 😆

[Backyard Alchemist @guthrie_stewart]

An extraordinary furnace, I have never seen one with outer containers for alembics. The recievers are on top of the furnace too, which is unusual. We are only scratching the surface of pictures from alchemical MS.

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

@DellUK Sceptical...

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

@Dorialexander Wow, I am saving this as an example to convince people why good corpora are worth investing into before doing all the flashy ML!

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

Good to see everyone at the @SHACorg conference! @guthrie_stewart @ParimalaPrasad @emi_rowe @alchemofscent @buosi_sonia!

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

@guthrie_stewart Thanks Guthrie! Good to see you!

[Fabrizio Baldassarri @FabrizioBaldas6]

I finally received my book on plant studies in early modern natural philosophy and science, with a special focus on the mechanical investigation of vegetation. It comprises chapters on metaphysics, garden philosophy, physics, anatomy and physiology (and philosophers' herbaria)🌱

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

@FabrizioBaldas6 @Itattitweets @Warburg_News Congrats!

[Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry @SHACorg]

The next online seminar will be given by Professor Annette Lykknes (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Dr Brigitte Van Tiggelen (@SciHistoryOrg) on "Discovering elements in the age of radioactivity"

[Fabrizio Baldassarri @FabrizioBaldas6]

A fascinating article on mandrake. With gorgeous illustrations!

[Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry @SHACorg]

Deadline approaching (May 31)! to apply for our awards scheme. Check out our grants for #research and #subjectdevelopment in the #historyofalchemyandchemistry
https://t.co/ROeOFsh11w

[AmbixtheJournal @AmbixtheJournal]

As the @SHACorg Spring meeting approaches, please enjoy the most recent AMBIX edited collection, "Knowledge in the Making: Notebooks as Historical Sources" https://t.co/nARoQD8sKM

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

Alas, it's sold out. But hybrid is still possible.

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

Hi everyone, if you can be in Oxford on 28 / 29 May, please register for the SHAC spring meeting on the history of alchemy! The meeting is 1 day and a half and I dare say the lineup is great! Keynote by Jennifer Rampling on 'Alchemical Monsters'. What not to love? 😃

[Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry @SHACorg]

SHAC Spring Meeting 2024: 'From Antique to Early Modern Alchemy: New Approaches, New Horizons'

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

...and, SHAC meeting on alchemy is sold out !😯 Hybrid is still available, and I might be able to accommodate one or two on the second day.

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

So a baby fox is visiting my garden these days. She's so meltingly cute and lost. She likes bacon 😀

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

For hybrid attendance no registration is required. But if you are not on the SHAC mailing list or connected to its FB you will need to get in touch with me a week before the event so I can give you the Zoom link.

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

Hi all, I had some questions asked and want to clarify two things: if you are an accepted speaker you should NOT register (if you did let me know so we can release the spot back), and if you are not sure whether you can come in person do NOT register either! 1/3

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

Hi everyone, if you can be in Oxford on 28 / 29 May, please register for the SHAC spring meeting on the history of alchemy! The meeting is 1 day and a half and I dare say the lineup is great! Keynote by Jennifer Rampling on 'Alchemical Monsters'. What not to love? 😃

[Jo Hedesan @johedesan]

We rely on accuracy to predict the number of lunches and coffee we need to have ready. So if you are 50-50 just write to me in the email indicated or DM here and I will put you on a side list. 2/3