The Early Sciences Working Group meets monthly to discuss a colleague’s works-in-progress or to discuss readings on the history of medieval and early modern science that are of particular interest to participants. Meetings are usually held at the Consortium offices in Philadelphia from 6:00 to 7:30 on second Thursdays. Scholars located anywhere can also participate online.

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Past Meetings

The group will discuss Peter Dear’s “Afterword” for the Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Science and Mary Baine Campbell’s chapter on “Literature” from The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 3, Early Modern Science (2006), edited by Katharine Park and Lorraine Daston.

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