iCHSTM 2013 Programme • Version 5.3.6, 27 July 2013 • ONLINE (includes late changes)
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T203. Technical cultures of practice and knowledge
Sat 27 July, 09:00–17:30 ▪ Roscoe 1.007
T203-A. Pre- and early-modern texts and technologies
Sat 27 July, 09:00–10:30 ▪ Roscoe 1.007
Chair: John C Henry | University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Tracey Rihll twitter | Swansea University, United Kingdom
Mechanization in the ancient Greek and Roman world
Hossein Alizadeh Gharib | Independent scholar, United Kingdom
Opposition to Aristotle’s meteorology: textual evidence from the Qur’an
Brant Vogel | Selected Papers of John Jay, United States
Weather and time: the link between early-modern meteorology and technologies of time
T203-B. Skills, knowledges and practical work
Sat 27 July, 11:00–12:30 ▪ Roscoe 1.007
Chair: Trevor Levere | University of Toronto, Canada
Baisakhi Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Science Academy, India
The evolution of traditional ecological knowledge in India: an overview
Yufeng Ren | Inner Mongolia,China, China
在艺术的文化语境中解读地毯手工技术的“民族性”变迁
The changes of national character of handmade carpet technology in the cultural context of the artistic
Wiepke van Aaken | Future Cities Laboratory, Singapore
The contested craft: brick-making in Singapore
Juan Luis Delgado twitter | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
The creation of resin tappers in Spain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
T203-C. Contexts of innovation
Sat 27 July, 14:00–15:30 ▪ Roscoe 1.007
Chair: Tracey Rihll twitter | Swansea University, United Kingdom
Mohammad Israrul Haque | Aligarh Muslim University, India
The importance of technology and innovation: lock manufacturing at Aligarh
Matteo Serafini | University of Bologna, Italy
Teams, tools and expertise: technological innovation in the Italian packaging industry, 1960-1998
Heiller Zárate Arbeláez twitter | Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Julio Cesar Amaya twitter | Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
La Válvula de Hakim: ¿Por qué se inventó en Colombia y no en los centros de cálculo de la época?
The Hakim valve: why was it invented in Colombia and not in centers of knowledge?
T203-D. Science and technology across boundaries
Sat 27 July, 16:00–17:30 ▪ Roscoe 1.007
Chair: Matteo Serafini | University of Bologna, Italy
Pu Chen | Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Research on the process of the steam engine’s introduction into China
Feza Günergun | Istanbul University, Turkey
Instructing the native apprentices in Istanbul: British mechanics in the Imperial Gun Factory of Tophane, 1869-1874
Hajime Mizoguchi | Rissho University, Japan
The influence on Japanese zoology of foreign zoologists who visited Japan before World War II
Location: Roscoe Building 1.007
Part of: Roscoe Building