Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

Speaker: Professor Lorraine Daston (2024 Balzan Prize for History of Modern and Contemporary Science/ Director Emerita, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science)

Theme: Observation and the Description of Radical Novelty

Lecture 1:

Topic: Rare, Fleeting, Overwhelming: Hunting the Aurora Borealis

Time: December 3 (Tues.), 10:00 a.m. (postponed)

Lecture 2:

Topic: Cross-Cultural Exchanges: The Jesuits Barter for Souls

Time: December 4 (Wed.), 10:00 a.m. (postponed)

Discussion Session:

Topic: Observation as a Way of Life

Time: December 5 (Thurs.), 10:00 a.m. (postponed)

Venue: 5F Conference Room, Museum of the Institute of History and Philology

Note: The talk will be given in English. Registration is not required.