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'''Gerard Mercator, ambachtsman en filosoof! (in Dutch)'''
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'''CFP: Young Researchers Days in Logic, History and Philosophy of Science VIII'''
<br>On 14 September, Geert Vanpaemel gives the Da Vinci Lecture at the Academy Palace in Brussels on Gerard Mercator. According to Vanpaemel, we should understand this interesting historical figure not merely as a cartographer but also as a craftsman and philosopher. Registration is free and can be done via the link below.
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<br>On 23 and 24 November the eighth installment of the young researchers days, organised by the National committee for logic, history and philosophy of science and the Belgian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science will take place. The call for papers is opened and porposals can be submitted until 20 October. Click the link below for more information.
<div style="text-align:right;">[https://kvab.be/nl/activiteiten/gerard-mercator-ambachtsman-en-filosoof <font color="DC143C"><small>continue reading ></small></font>]</div>
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'''expo Belgian Histories of Science'''
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'''Integrating the History and Philosophy of Biodiversity'''
<br>The exhibition Belgian Histories of Science will run from 1 June to 31 August at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR). The expo is free to attend and focuses on three specific themes: the Congo and Science, Women in Science & Science and the Great War.  
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<br>On 20 and 21 October the workshop on Integrating the "History and Philosophy of Biodiversity: Narratives of Diversity, Extinction, Conflict and Value" will take place. Click the link below for more information.
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'''Expo ‘Over vliegen, vallen… en opgraven!’ (in Dutch)'''
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<br>In 2002, the Belgian Aviation History Association Archaeology Team (BAHAAT) was formed to work with the government to take a more scientific approach to excavating aircraft wrecks. Together with them, Archeocentrum Velzeke they created the exhibition "About flying, falling... and digging up!". The expo can be visited from 20 May until 17 September.  
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'''Expo: Expedition Egypt'''<br>
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"Expedition Egypt" narrates the story of two centuries of archaeological discoveries and the development of the Egyptian collection of the art & history museum. In the nineteenth century, Belgian diplomatic and industrial circles showed a lively interest in the history of Egypt, which occupied an important place in international politics and economy. In the early twentieth century the Egyptologist Jean Capart played an invaluable role in the enlargement of the collection and the development of scientific research.  
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110 years ago the Royal Meteorological Institute became an independent institution, detached from the [[Royal Observatory of Belgium|royal observatory]]. The newly translated entry on the RMI can be found via the link below.  
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170 years ago the first international statistical congress took place in Brussels. It was principally organised by astronomer and statistician [[Quetelet, Lambert-Adolphe-Jacques (1796-1874)|Adolphe Quetelet]], who envisioned a standardisation of European units of measurement to facilitate collaborative research between nations. Following the link below you can find everything on Bestor concerning mathematics.  
  
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CFP: Young Researchers Days in Logic, History and Philosophy of Science VIII
On 23 and 24 November the eighth installment of the young researchers days, organised by the National committee for logic, history and philosophy of science and the Belgian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science will take place. The call for papers is opened and porposals can be submitted until 20 October. Click the link below for more information.


Integrating the History and Philosophy of Biodiversity
On 20 and 21 October the workshop on Integrating the "History and Philosophy of Biodiversity: Narratives of Diversity, Extinction, Conflict and Value" will take place. Click the link below for more information.


Expo: Expedition Egypt
"Expedition Egypt" narrates the story of two centuries of archaeological discoveries and the development of the Egyptian collection of the art & history museum. In the nineteenth century, Belgian diplomatic and industrial circles showed a lively interest in the history of Egypt, which occupied an important place in international politics and economy. In the early twentieth century the Egyptologist Jean Capart played an invaluable role in the enlargement of the collection and the development of scientific research.


Recent Publications


La section italienne à l’Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles en 1935: vitrine du régime fasciste ou miroir des industries?

Serena Pacchiani

Jean Capart, père de l’égyptologie belge
Agnès Pirlot


Making Belgian Big Science: A History of the MYRRHA Research Reactor (1994—2010)
Hein Brookhuis


Taking the University to the People. The Role of Lantern Lectures in Extramural Adult Education in Early Twentieth-Century Brussels and Antwerp
Margo Buelens-Terryn


Il n’est sagesse sans folie:La vie singulière de François Englert, Prix Nobel. Chronique en dix épisodes, un prologue et un épilogue
Danielle Losman


Small and great stories of the Geological Survey of Belgium
Kris Welkenhuysen & Vanessa M.A. Heyvaert (eds.)


Théodore Mann. Savoir et pouvoir: Un théoricien du climat à l'Académie de Bruxelles au XVIIIe siècle
Muriel Collart


Transforming Big Science in Belgium: Management Consultants and the Reorganization of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), 1980–1990
Hein Brookhuis


Better Appreciating the Scale of It: Lemaître and de Sitter at the BAAS Centenary
Siska De Baerdemaeker and Mike D. Schneider


Adolphe Quetelet: Passeur d'idées
Jean-Jacques Droesbeke


Medical histories of Belgium: New narratives on health, care and citizenship in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Joris Vandendriessche & Benoît Majerus (Eds.)
In the spotlight


Mathematics


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170 years ago the first international statistical congress took place in Brussels. It was principally organised by astronomer and statistician Adolphe Quetelet, who envisioned a standardisation of European units of measurement to facilitate collaborative research between nations. Following the link below you can find everything on Bestor concerning mathematics.


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History of Science in Belgium


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