Can an astronomical instrument be religious? Wooden quadrants from the Late Ottoman Empire. Yasemin Akçagüner, Columbia University, New YorkRecipient of SIS grant 2022 Introduction In 2018, Silke Ackermann posed the …
The Russian diplomatic representatives in London and the acquisition process of navigational instruments for Russian navigators at the beginning of the 19th century, by Feliks Gornischeff, Research Fellow, Estonian Maritime …
An early modern portable clock with Islamic calendar, by Artemis Yagou, Research Associate, Deutsches Museum, Munich My research interest in the various forms and manifestations of luxury in early modern …
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Eliminating errors, automating observation: The Photographic Zenith Tube of the Neuchâtel Observatory in Switzerland, by Julien Gressot In the mid-twentieth century, the Neuchâtel Observatory decided to modify its time determination …
In Celsius’ footsteps, by Ian Hembrow Retracing the route of the 1736-37 Arctic Circle expedition to establish the shape of the Earth A daily blog by SIS member and travel …
Measuring a potato planet, by Ian Hembrow Research grant recipient Ian Hembrow reports on a fascinating study trip to learn about 18th century surveying methods from SIS’s Nicolàs de Hilster. …
A Measurement of the Weight of the World: Then and Now, by Carolyn Kennett, FRAS How did we weigh the Earth (and why did this go beyond simple curiosity)? This …
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Abbot and Inventor: Giovanni Caselli, the Pantelegraph, and Catholic Science in the 19th Century, by Carlo Bovolo, Università di Torino In 1860 the famous composer Gioacchino Rossini sent an autographed …
Poleni’s geometrical instruments to trace transcendental curves, by Pietro Milici, University of Insubria (Italy) During the 17th century, mathematicians radically modified their idea of a curve, transitioning from the trace …
The use of astronomical instruments in Colonial Chile, by Virginia Iommi Echeverría, Instituto de Historia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile) The use of astronomical instruments in Chile during the …
