Beyond the Glass Cabinet: The History of Scientific Instruments

The study of scientific instruments has always been a branch of the history of science, but in recent years, its character and scope have been changing. Two examples (a 1870s spectroscope and a 1920s geo-physical torsion balance) are discussed in order to sketch possibilities in artefact-centred stu...

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Autor principal: Anderson, Katharine
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos “Prof. Carlos S. A. Segreti” 2013
Materias:
instrumentos científicos
cultura material
museos
métodos
scientific instruments
material culture
museums
methods
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refa/article/view/34022
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Revista Electrónica de Fuentes y Archivos de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R285-article-340222025-12-09T21:01:03Z Beyond the Glass Cabinet: The History of Scientific Instruments Más allá de la vitrina: La historia de los instrumentos científicos Anderson, Katharine instrumentos científicos cultura material museos métodos scientific instruments material culture museums methods The study of scientific instruments has always been a branch of the history of science, but in recent years, its character and scope have been changing. Two examples (a 1870s spectroscope and a 1920s geo-physical torsion balance) are discussed in order to sketch possibilities in artefact-centred study and to show how recent methodological debates about instruments and material culture, including their display in contemporary settings, intersect with current themes in history of science. La historia de la ciencia desde siempre e interesó por los instrumentos científicos, sin embargo, en los últimos años, hubo un cambio en lo que concierne al carácter y alcance de ese interés. Para ilustrar las posibilidades de un análisis centrado en los artefactos, este trabajo presenta dos ejemplos: un espectroscopio de 1870 y una balanza geofísica de torsión. Ellos nos permiten mostrar cómo los temas de la historia de la ciencia contemporánea se cruzan con los debates alrededor de los instrumentos y la cultura material, incluyendo aquellos problemas ligados a su exhibición. Centro de Estudios Históricos “Prof. Carlos S. A. Segreti” 2013-12-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Dossier application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refa/article/view/34022 10.70629/1853.4503.v.n4.34022 Revista Electrónica de Fuentes y Archivos; Núm. 4 (2013); 34-46 1853-4503 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refa/article/view/34022/34478 Derechos de autor 2013 Katharine Anderson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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cultura material
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material culture
museums
methods
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Beyond the Glass Cabinet: The History of Scientific Instruments
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description The study of scientific instruments has always been a branch of the history of science, but in recent years, its character and scope have been changing. Two examples (a 1870s spectroscope and a 1920s geo-physical torsion balance) are discussed in order to sketch possibilities in artefact-centred study and to show how recent methodological debates about instruments and material culture, including their display in contemporary settings, intersect with current themes in history of science.
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