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With apologies for cross-posting: Astrology and the Body 1100-1800 8-9 September 2006 Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge Organised by Hilary Carey, Lauren Kassell and Rob Ralley with support from the British Academy and the Williamson Fund Provisional programme: Friday 8 September 10.00-10.30 Coffee and registration 10.30-12.30 Session 1 Simon Schaffer, 'The Astrological Roots of Mesmerism' Patrick Curry, 'Truth, the Body and Astrology' Commentator: Lauren Kassell 12.30-1.30 Lunch 1.30-3.30 Session 2 Claudia Brosseder, 'New Worlds, a new astrology? The bodies of Saints, Creoles and Indians under the southern skies of 17th Peru' Steven vander Broeke, [Medicine and the End of Astrology] Commentator: Alisha Rankin 3.30-4.00 Coffee 4.00-6.00 Session 3 Brian Copenhaver, [Ficino's Astrological Magic] Monica Azzolini, 'Plotting the Skies: Celestial Figures, Courtly Bodies, and the Body Politic' Commentator: David Juste 7.30 Conference dinner Saturday 9 September 10.30-12.30 Session 4 Darin Hayton, [Astrology and Medicine in the Universities, c. 1450-1550] Rob Ralley, [Astral Magic and Witchcraft in Fifteenth-Century England] Commentator: Martin Kjellgren 12.30-1.30 Lunch 1.30-3.30 Session 5 Darrel Rutkin, 'The Mysteries of Attraction: Pico, Astrology and Desire' Hilary Carey, 'Interrogations and Elections and the World of the Late Medieval Astrologer' Commentator: Patrick Boner 3.30-4.00 Coffee 4.00-6.00 Session 6 Laura Ackerman Smoller, 'Astrology and the Sibyls in Medieval Europe' Charles Burnett, [The Arabic Astrological Tradition] Commentator: Jean-Patrice Boudet To register please complete the form pasted below. Updated information will be posted on www.hps.cam.ac.uk/medicine/astrology from 24th July. Astrology and the Body 1100-1800 8-9 September 2006 Department of History and Philosophy of Science University of Cambridge Free School Lane Cambridge CB2 3RH BOOKING FORM Name Institution Address Postcode Email Telephone Registration includes refreshments and lunch. Special dietary requirements: none vegetarian other (please specify) Any other special requirements: The charge for the conference is £30 for waged attendees, or £20 for those who are unwaged (e.g. students). Please note that this does not include accommodation. Would you like to attend the conference dinner (£35 per head for waged attendees, £25 for unwaged-e.g. students)? (Please note that numbers are limited.) Yes No Please return this form, together with a cheque for the full amount payable to 'University of Cambridge', to Rob Ralley, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH, by Friday 1 September. No receipt will be sent unless specifically requested.