Jan 19 2025 to Jan 19 2025 4 p.m.

Where

Science Gallery Bengaluru

Bellary Road, Ganga Nagar Layout, Ganganagar, Bengaluru 560024

Event Description

How can we learn about the historical development of science through scientific instruments that are preserved in museums and collections? How can the replication of historical scientific experiments offer us insights?

Scientific instruments are the backbone of science. They help us observe, experiment, measure, calculate, and model the world around us. These tools sit at the intersection between the history of science and the history of technology, and negotiate between scientific knowledge and processes, innovation and industrial production. They are not only tools of scientific research but also tools of science dissemination and teaching.

Join Roland Wittje in a talk on historical scientific instruments and experiments, and how they relate to the nature of science and the relationship between science and society.