*Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry*
3rd Postgraduate Workshop on the History of Alchemy and Chemistry:
'Representing Alchemy and Chemistry'
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Department of History and Philosophy of Science,
Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH
Every year the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) runs
an international workshop for graduate students and early career scholars
working on the history and philosophy of chemistry. The theme for the 2012
Workshop is 'Representing Alchemy and Chemistry'. This interdisciplinary
event will explore associations between alchemy/chemistry, representation,
imagery and symbolism from a variety of perspectives and historical
periods.
The Workshop includes:
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Keynote presentations by Dr Spike Bucklow, Senior Research Scientist at the
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and author of The Alchemy of Paint (2009);
and Dr Chiara Ambrosio, Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science at
University College London, and a specialist in the relations between art
and science in the twentieth century.
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* Presentations by current postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers.
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* A visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum to examine one of the world's most
spectacular alchemical manuscripts, the 7 metre-long 'Ripley Scroll',
introduced by Dr Jennifer Rampling (Department of HPS, Cambridge).
Registration is free and lunch is provided.
To register, please contact the lead organiser, Jo Hedesan, at
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Bursaries are available towards the cost of travel and accommodation. For
further details and other queries, please contact Jo Hedesan. Since places
at the Workshop are limited, priority will be given to postgraduate
students and postdoctoral researchers.
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Jennifer Rampling
Wellcome Trust Research Fellow
Department of History and
Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge
Free School Lane
Cambridge CB2 3RH
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