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: February 4 (Wed.), 10:00 a.m.

Lecture 2:

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

Time: February 5 (Thu.), 10:00 a.m.

Discussion Session:

Topic: Observation as a Way of Life

Time: February 6 (Fri.), 10:00 a.m.

Venue: B1 Conference Room, Museum of the Institute of History and Philology,

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