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79 articles tagged “Science and society”

Photograph of a model of prehistoric iceman
By Ken Arnold

Book review: Stuff: Humanity’s Epic Journey from Naked Ape to Nonstop Shopper by Chip Colwell, Hurst, 2023

An admission ticket to the private Edinburgh Observatory on Calton Hill from 1798
By Rebekah Higgitt

Revealing observatory networks through object stories: Introduction

Colour photograph of a penny farthing bicycle from 1885
By Simone Tosoni

Trevor Pinch’s legacy for media studies

Photograph of Trevor Pinch sat at a Mini Moog synth
By Tim Boon

Trevor Pinch: a personal and institutional appreciation

Illustration of the scheme of the Arcturus stunt as explained in an astronomy book
By Rebekah Higgitt, Susana Biro and Pedro M P Raposo

Revealing observatory networks through object stories: Observatory audiences

Photograph of three nuns working at the Vatican Observatory
By Ileana Chinnici, Louise E Devoy and Fernando B Figueiredo

Revealing observatory networks through object stories: Object itineraries

Colour photograph of a framed Daguerreotype of the Moon
By Emily Akkermans, Kelley Wilder and Samantha Thompson

Revealing observatory networks through object stories: Instrumental networks

Colour photograph of the Citroen automated car showing the interior processing bank
By Meredith Greiling

Smart and sustainable: collecting urban transport and mobility innovation in the 2020s

Pamphlet written in the hand of William Herschel giving instructions for the use of his Newtonian reflecting telescope with altazimuth stand
By Scott Anthony

Editorial

Map of the City of Manchester from 1876 showing commercial ecclesiastical or other public buildings in red and houses built since 1831 in green
By Abi Wilson

Philanthropy, industry and the city of Manchester: the impact of Sir Joseph Whitworth’s philanthropy on Manchester’s built environment

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