Journal Centaurus, vol. 66.1-2 (2024)

Centaurus. Journal of the European Society for the History of Science, Volume 66 (2024), Issues 1-2

  • Pages: 280 p.
  • Size:178 x 254 mm
  • Illustrations:11 b/w, 27 col., 2 tables b/w.
  • Language(s):English
  • Publication Year:2025


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  • ISBN: 978-2-503-60825-9
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  • Forthcoming (May/25)


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial

The Present and Future of Centaurus, Daniele Cozzoli

Articles

The Moon and the Scorpion: An Overlooked Astral Configuration in Old Babylonian Incantations and its Astronomical Significance, Susanne M. Hoffmann & Nathan Wasserman

Scientific Knowledge and Educational Board Games. From Domestic Experiments to Popular Science (London, 1790-1850), Ilaria Ampollini

Disputing the Animation of the Heavens in Rome Around 1616. Between Vitalism and Natural Exegesis, Stefano Gulizia & Pietro Daniel Omodeo

A Student Notebook from 16th-Century Padua. On How Method Mediated Between Medical Theory and Practice, Gniewomir Jędrzej Hawrasz

Science policy, "Strategic" Research and Journal Papers. Exploring Their Influence on the History of the Rowett Research Institute, David Watts

Invisible Problem-Solvers in the Record of the 1919. Total Eclipse in Sobral by the British Team, Andrea Guerra & Pedro Abalada

Behind the Scenes. The 1919 Total Solar Eclipse and the Invisible Labor of the Portuguese and Brazilian Observatories, Luís Miguel Carolino & Ana Simòes

Promoting Meteorology in Rural Areas. Efforts to Develop Meteorology for the Salt-Related Industry within the Republic of China, Xiao Liu

Book Reviews