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SUMMARY:On Historical Solar Eclipse Observations
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DESCRIPTION:<p>The determination of the times and places of solar eclipses in the past is crucial for astronomy\, but requires a variety of tools drawn from the humanities including history\, philosophy\, and even classical studies. Professor Stanley will discuss cases where technical precision in astronomy depended on fundamentally cultural issues.</p>\n<p>Monday\, 25 November 2024<br>10 am ET / 3 pm GMT / 8.30 pm IST</p>\n<p>Register here: https://forms.gle/4zmjfn52dS5edeWD6</p>\n<p>Matthew Stanley is a professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study\, New York University. He teaches and researches the history and philosophy of science. He is the author of <em>Einstein&rsquo\;s War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I</em> (Dutton\, 2019)\, the story of how pacifism and friendship led to a scientific revolution. He has also written <em>Practical Mystic: Religion\, Science\, and A. S. Eddington</em> (University of Chicago Press\, 2007) and <em>Huxley&rsquo\;s Church and Maxwell&rsquo\;s Demon</em> (University of Chicago Press\, 2014)\, which explore the complex relationships between science and religion in history. His current project is a history of scientific predictions of the end of the world. In his spare time\, he co-hosts the science podcast <em>What the If?</em></p>
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