East Midlands Enlightenment Conference

22 June 2013

Enlightenment, Science and Culture in the East Midlands c1700 - 1900

Keynote Lectures: Diana and Michael Honeybone: The Spalding Gentlemen‟s Society: Regional and International Erudite Communication, 1710-1760. John Beckett (University of Nottingham): Antiquaries and Historians: the Triumph of Science in the Study of the Past during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Ruth Watts (University of Birmingham): "Scientific Women?": Science and Culture in England in the Long Eighteenth Century'

A one-day interdisciplinary conference to examine the varied impact of Enlightenment and Post-Enlightenment scientific cultures in the English East Midland Counties. Bringing together academics, heritage professionals and local historians, the conference with explore manifestations of Enlightenment science in urban society, technology, the arts, education, the countryside and other aspects of regional culture.

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