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SUMMARY:Re-enacting past experiments: how and why - Hasok Chang (Departmen
 t of History and Philosophy of Science)
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CONTACT:Silvia M. Marchiori
DESCRIPTION:In recent decades 're-enactment' has become an accepted\, even
  fashionable\, mode of historical work. In this presentation\, Hasok Chang
  distinguishes different types of historical experiments (historical repli
 cation\, physical replication\, and extension)\, and discusses the differe
 nt purposes that they serve. And then he will discuss his own line of work
 \, which he calls 'complementary experiments'\, which seeks to recover los
 t scientific knowledge and further extend what has been recovered. The dis
 cussion will be illustrated with his own experience with the anomalous boi
 ling of water\, and experiments in 'galvanism' from the early 19th century
 . Chang will close by considering the functions of historical experiments 
 for history of science\, for science education\, and for citizen science.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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