HSCI 1814 || Intro to History of Science: Ancient Science to the Scientific Revolution
Schedule 2006
Jan 181: Making Maps, Interpreting Maps Making Maps, Interpreting Maps
  • Turnbull, Maps Are Territories, Exh. 3, 7, 8, 2, 6

    		• EARLY SCIENCE
    Jan 252: Mapping the Heavens, Mapping Time Mapping the Heavens, Mapping Time • Focus: The Americas
  • Turnbull, Maps Are Territories, Exh. 9, 4, 5, 10, 1, 11
  • Eddy, "Astronomical Alignment of the Big Horn Medicine Wheel"
  • Evaluation forms DUE. [ for 3814 ]
    • Feb 13: Navigating: The Compass Navigating: The Compass • Focus: China
  • Ronan and Needham, "Magnetism" in Sci. and Civ. in China, v.3
  • Copy of map for approval DUE
  • Map group meets at the Bell Library, (Wilson Lib., 4th floor), West Bank at 5pm
    • Feb 85: Feeding & Healing the Body Feeding and Healing the Body • Focus: Africa
  • Map projects DUE: Be prepared to share in class.
    • Feb 154: Working Metals, Reshaping Matter Working Metals, Reshaping Matter • Focus: India
  • Scientific American, "Damascus Steels"
    • Feb 226: Mapping the Body and its Functions Mapping the Body and its Functions • Focus: Greece/Rome
  • Galen, On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body (selections)
    • Mar 17: Retrospective I: Early Science Retrospective I: Emergence of Early Science
    		EMERGENCE OF "MODERN" SCIENCE
    Mar 88: Wonder & the Spirit of Investigation Wonder & the Spirit of Investigation
    Class meets in the Wangensteen Rare Book Room. Diehl Hall, 5th floor.
  • First essays DUE.
    • [ Spring Break ]==============================================
    Mar 229: Investigating Magnetism Investigating Magnetism
  • Gilbert, De Magnete (selections)
    • Mar 2910: Investigating the Heart Investigating the Heart
  • William Harvey, De motu cordis (selections)
    • Apr 511: Investigating the Cosmos -- Retrying Galileo Investigating the Cosmos: Retrying Galileo
  • Galileo, Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems
  • Trial position statements DUE MON. 4/3.
    • Apr 1212: Investigating Pressure -- From Water Pumps to the Vacuum Investigating Pressure: From Water Pumps to the Vacuum
  • Robert Boyle, New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall (selections)
  • Debate position statements DUE MON. 4/10.
    • Apr 1913: Investigating Color Investigating Color: Debating Newton's Opticks
  • Isaac Newton, letter on light and colors
  • Debate position statements DUE MON. 4/17.
    		• RETROSPECTIVE
    Apr 2614: The Grand Narrative The Grand Narrative • Focus: The Middle East
  • Turnbull, Maps Are Territories, Exh. 1, 4, 5, 10 [reprise]
    • May 315: The Not-So-Grand Narrative? The Not-So-Grand Narrative?
  • Merchant, "Mechanism as Power"
  • Self-evaluations DUE.
    • May 10 Final Exam? (elective—see Evaluation)
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    Instructor: Douglas Allchin: allchin@pclink.com || 651.603.8805