2nd International Conference of
the European Society for the History of Science

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The Global and the Local:

The History of Science and the Cultural Integration of Europe

Cracow, Poland, September 6-9, 2006

 
Last modification: 13 September 2006

List of Symposia

(WITH THEIR CODES, ORGANISERS and CHAIRS)



Research Sessions / Symposia

  • R-1.
    "The role of national and international societies in the history of science"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR:
    Robert Fox (Oxford, The Great Britain)


  • R-2.
    "Achievements of Central Europe in Science, in the light of historical studies"

    ORGANISER:
    Michal KOKOWSKI (Cracow, Poland)


    CHAIRS:
    Roman DUDA (Wroclaw, Poland)
    Andrzej PELCZAR (Krakow, Poland)
    Juraj SEBESTA (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    Sona STRBANOVA (Prague, The Czech Republic)
    Eva Katalin VÁMOS (Budapest, Hungary)


  • R-3.
    "History of astronomy in the late medieval and early modern periods"

    ORGANISERS & CHAIRS:
    José CHABÁS (Barcelona, Spain)
    Richard L. KREMER (Hanover, NH, USA)


  • R-4.
    "Nicholas Copernicus in focus"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR:
    Michal Kokowski (Cracow, Poland)


  • R-5.
    "Leibniz on Science, Medicine and Technology - a European Project of the Leibniz-Edition"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR:
    Hartmut HECHT (Berlin, Germany)


  • R-6.
    "Natural scientists in Habsburg Monarchy 1848-1918"

    ORGANISERS:
    Mitchell G. ASH (Vienna, Austria)
    Juliane MIKOLETZKY (Vienna, Austria)

    CHAIRS:
    Mitchell G. ASH (Vienna, Austria)
    Paulus EBNER (Vienna, Austria)
    Juliane MIKOLETZKY (Vienna, Austria)


  • R-7.
    "Scientific connections between Austria and Poland (and their global importance)"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR:
    W. Gerhard POHL (Linz, Austria)


  • R-8.
    "Weights and Measures: the first integration in Europe?"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR:
    Konstantinos NIKOLANTONAKIS (Florina, Greece)


  • R-9.
    "Global Physics and Local Research in the 20th Century"

    (together with two themes: "From individual collaborations to the Europeisation of research" and "Spreading local techniques to get a global scientific practice")

    ORGANISERS:
    Helghe KRAGH (Aarhus, Denmark)
    Pasquale TUCCI (Milano, Italy)

    CHAIRS:
    Helghe KRAGH (Aarhus, Denmark)
    Maiken LOLCK (Aarhus, Denmark)
    Pasquale TUCCI (Milano, Italy)


  • R-10.
    "From Maria Sklodowska-Curie to the 21st Century: Working on Women and Science in History of Science"

    ORGANISERS:
    Annette B. VOGT (Berlin, Germany)
    Maria RENTETZI (Athens, Greece)

    CHAIRS:
    Ida H. STAMHUIS (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
    Sona STRBANOVA (Prague, The Czech Republic)
    Éva Katalin VÁMOS (Budapest, Hungary)
    Annette B. VOGT (Berlin, Germany)


  • R-11.
    "Botanical gardens within global and local dynamics: Sociability, professionalization and diffusion of knowledge"

    ORGANISERS:
    Nicolas ROBIN (Jena, Germany)
    John Dixon HUNT (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
    Volker WISSEMANN (Jena, Germany)

    CHAIRS:
    Nicolas ROBIN (Jena, Germany)
    Volker WISSEMANN (Jena, Germany)


  • R-12.
    "Changes of paradigms in biological sciences between Renaissance and modern times"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR :
    Alicja ZEMANEK (Krakow, Poland)


  • R-13.
    "The standardization of medical practices and the making of historiographic transitions" (CANCELLED by Chaiperson, Dr. Virginie TOURNAY on 12 June 2006!)


  • R-14.
    "Progress in Science and Science in Progress: Cultural Perspectives"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR:
    Claude Debru (Paris, France)


  • R-15.
    "Science and Technology in the European Periphery (STEP): (Re)assessing some of historiographic issues" (CANCELLED by Chaiperson Prof. Ana Simoes on 21 June 2006!)


  • R16.
    "The Iberian World and the modern Science: a comparative perspective"

    ORGANISERS & CHAIRS:
    Víctor NAVARRO BROTONS (Valencia, Spain)


  • R-17.
    "Politically active Scientists in the 20th Century"

    ORGANISERS & CHAIRS:
    Geert SOMSEN (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
    Christopher CHILVERS (Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark)
    Patrick PETITJEAN (Paris, France)
    Vidar ENEBAKK (Oslo, Norway)


  • R-18.
    "Circulating Knowledge: A European perspective on communication of science"

    ORGANISERS:
    Geert VANPAEMEL (Leuven, Belgium)
    Bert THEUNISSEN (Utrecht, The Netherlands)

    CHAIRS:
    David BANEKE (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
    Lodewijk C. PALM (Utrecht-The Hague, The Netherlands)
    Bert THEUNISSEN (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
    Geert VANPAEMEL (Leuven, Belgium)


  • R-19.
    "How to understand and write the History of Science?" or "Methodology of the History of Science"

    ORGANISER & CHAIR:
    Michal KOKOWSKI (Cracow, Poland)


  • R-Varia.
    All other subjects not included in the other R-symposia

    ORGANISERS:
    Michal KOKOWSKI (Cracow, Poland)

    CHAIRS:

    R-varia I:
    Roman DUDA (Wroclaw, Poland)
    Stephanie DUPOUY (Paris, France)
    Andrzej K. Wróblewski (Warsaw, Poland)

    R-varia II (Mathematics, Exact and Natural Sciences):
    Fabio BEVILACQUA (Pavia, Italy)

    R-varia III (Chemistry):
    W. Gerhard POHL (Linz, Austria)

    R-varia IV (Scientists and Politics):
    Geert SOMSEN (Maastricht, The Netherlands)



Symposia on the History of Science and Education

  • E-1.
    "History of science in education and training in Europe: what new prospects?"

    ORGANISERS:
    Claude DEBRU (Paris, France)
    Jaroslav FOLTA (Prague, The Czech Republic)

    CHAIR:
    Claude DEBRU (Paris, France)


  • E-2.
    "Varia"

    ORGANISERS:
    Claude DEBRU (Paris, France)
    Jaroslav FOLTA (Prague, The Czech Republic)

    CHAIR:
    Andrzej PELCZAR (Krakow, Poland)



Mixed symposia (both research and educational)

  • RE.
    "History and the Public Understanding of Science"

    ORGANISER:
    Michal Kokowski (Cracow, Poland)


    CHAIR:
    Martin Counihan (Southampton, The Great Britain)

Round-Table Discussions

  • D-0.
    "History of science in education and training in Europe: what new prospects?"

    ORGANISERS & CHAIRS:
    Claude Debru (Paris, France)


  • D-1.
    "Working Together: History of Science Societies around the World"

    ORGANISERS & CHAIRS:
    Ronald L. Numbers (USA)
    Eberhard Knobloch (Berlin, Germany)


  • D-2.
    "The History of Science and the Cultural Integration of Europe: Barriers and Opportunities"

    ORGANISERS & CHAIRS:
    Robert Fox (Oxford, The Great Britain)
    Michal Kokowski (Cracow, Poland)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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