As we prepare to launch a major exhibition in August, 2015, entitled Galileo’s World, we are also looking back to our history. This week marks a notable anniversary for History of Science at the University of Oklahoma. Forty-six years ago (April 8-12, 1969) the University of Oklahoma hosted a Symposium in the History of Science, cosponsored by the Midwest Junto for the History of Science and the Society of the History of Technology.
Speakers and Commentators for the event included: Lawrence Badash, Marshall Clagett, William Coleman, John C. Greene, Edward Grant, Thomas L. Hankins, John E. Murdoch, Rhoda Rappaport, Martin J. S. Rudwick, Richard S. Westfall, and David B. Wilson.
History of Science Collections Curator and Professor Duane H. D. Roller edited the proceedings (Perspectives in the History of Science and Technology, 1971).
A banquet for participants of the Symposium was held on April 11, 1969. The program for the banquet featured images of books by Galileo held in the History of Science Collections.
Works by Galileo held in the History of Science Collections are a core feature of the upcoming Galileo’s World exhibit, opening at Bizzell Memorial Library and partner sites beginning in August 2015.
For more on Galileo’s World see:
- OU Athletics Department enables OU Libraries to acquire manuscript for the Galileo collection
- Galileo’s World website and OU Lynx Blog
As the exhibition year unfolds, watch for more posts as we continue to dig into the archives and rediscover aspects of the history of the Collections and the Department.
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For information on visiting the History of Science Collections see Contact Us – Visit; also see the website of the Department of the History of Science
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