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 ---24-November-2018-Workshop-on-Mathematical-and-A
 stronomical-Practices-in-pre-Enlightenment-Scotlan
 d-and-her-European-Networks-St-Andrews-Scotland
DTSTAMP:20181026T144841
SUMMARY:Workshop on Mathematical and Astronomical 
 Practices in pre-Enlightenment Scotland and her Eu
 ropean Networks, St Andrews, Scotland
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181124
LOCATION:St Andrews, Scotland
DESCRIPTION:The workshop will focus on Scottish na
 tural philosophy and mathematics, and their innova
 tive developments between 1550 and 1750. Tradition
 al Scottish historiography of the period has been 
 framed in terms of religious factions. The questio
 n of how scientific innovations flourished in this
  context has been little addressed.  We are partic
 ularly interested in mathematical practices relate
 d to measurement both in astronomy and in contexts
  such as navigation, surveying, cask gauging, grai
 n measuring, and so on. Some apparently paradoxica
 l processes of conceptual change in early modern m
 athematics, such as of ratio and proportionality, 
 can only be understood by examining the mathematic
 al collective tacit knowledge developed through pr
 actices with measuring instruments. Such instrumen
 ts, and the associated practices, concepts, and bo
 oks, circulated through networks of exchange.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n  <p>The workshop w
 ill focus on Scottish natural philosophy and mathe
 matics, and their innovative developments between 
 1550 and 1750. Traditional Scottish historiography
  of the period has been framed in terms of religio
 us factions. The question of how scientific innova
 tions flourished in this context has been little a
 ddressed.</p>\n\n  <p>We are particularly interest
 ed in mathematical practices related to measuremen
 t both in astronomy and in contexts such as naviga
 tion, surveying, cask gauging, grain measuring, an
 d so on. Some apparently paradoxical processes of 
 conceptual change in early modern mathematics, suc
 h as of ratio and proportionality, can only be und
 erstood by examining the mathematical collective t
 acit knowledge developed through practices with me
 asuring instruments. Such instruments, and the ass
 ociated practices, concepts, and books, circulated
  through networks of exchange.</p>\n
URL:http://www.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/MathsHistory/m
 athprac2018.shtml
CONTACT:Isobel Falconer at ijf3 at st-andrews.ac.u
 k
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