Events: detail
The Information Business: John Houghton FRS and Serial Publication around 1700
- Hosted by:
- The Royal Society Library
- Speaker:
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Michael Harris
- Starts:
- March 27, 2009 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- March 27, 2009 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- The Royal Society Library, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Continuing our fascinating and popular series of free lunchtime lectures, Michael Harris will speak about the intense cultural and commercial activity which centred on London at the end of the seventeenth century and attracted a variety of entrepreneurs.
One of these was John Houghton, apothecary, commodity-broker and Fellow of the Royal Society. His interest in the overlapping spheres of business and ideas led to the publication of his most durable work, the Collection for improvement of husbandry and trade (1692-1703).
This weekly serial, with its mixed content of advertising and current information, will provide the focus for an investigation into the way public and private interest and the advancement of learning, could intersect in serial print.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
The lecture is free and all are welcome to attend. Advance registration is recommended; please reserve a place by registering online (click here) or by phoning the Library on 020 7451 2606.
