Events: detail
Roy Porter Lecture: The Asiatic Enlightenments of British Astronomy
- Hosted by:
- Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL
- Speaker:
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Professor Simon Schaffer, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge
- Starts:
- May 23, 2007 at 05:30 pm
- Ends:
- May 23, 2007 at 06:30 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Cruciform Building, Lecture Theatre 1, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
The Roy Porter Lecture, The Asiatic Enlightenments of British Astronomy by Professor Simon Schaffer (Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge) will be followed by a reception in the Wilkins North Cloisters (the Cruciform Building is situated opposite the main gates of UCL and the North Cloisters may be accessed via the main gates).
Admission: free but by ticket only
Please send a stamped addressed envelope, no later than Wednesday 02 May 2007 and clearly marked ‘Porter’, to:
Carol Bowen
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL
210 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE
For more information
- Contact person:
- Carol Bowen
- Phone:
- 020 7679 8163
- Email:
- c.bowen [ at ] ucl.ac.uk
- Website:
- Roy Porter Lecture: The Asiatic Enlightenments of British Astronomy
