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Author Archives: alexibaker
Sketching ‘Curiously Drawn’ for BSHS Viewpoint
I had a wonderful time at the ‘Curiously Drawn’ conference at the Royal Society, which dealt with an aspect of the history of science and technology with which I’ve only engaged occasionally in the course of my own mainly socio-economic, … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Reviews, Royal Society
Tagged BSHS, Curiously Drawn, Royal Society, Viewpoint
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