Guy Sechrist, PhD
@guysechrist.bsky.social
Early-modern history of science |
Commerce and Science
-Practical Maths
-Natural History
Uni. of Tennessee |
PhD Cambridge HPS
Commerce and Science
-Practical Maths
-Natural History
Uni. of Tennessee |
PhD Cambridge HPS
Pinned
I am very excited to share my recent contribution to Nuncius: Journal of the Material and Visual History of Science. It was such a wonderful experience working with them to get this across the finish line. Very pleased with all of the coloured figures, too!
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New semester, new books! Check out this wonderful, ever changing, list of books available to review for H-Environment! #envhist #envhum #aghist #energy #climate #animalstudies #ecocrit #plantstudies #waterhist #envphil #envtech #histsci #conservation #sustainability
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Books Available to review for H-Environment
Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at dmccahey@uci.edu. If we haven’t met,...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
New semester, new books! Check out this wonderful, ever changing, list of books available to review for H-Environment! #envhist #envhum #aghist #energy #climate #animalstudies #ecocrit #plantstudies #waterhist #envphil #envtech #histsci #conservation #sustainability
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This 2022 monograph by Jane Hwang Degenhardt combines perspectives from #EconomicHistory & #LiteraryStudies of #EnglishRenaissance drama, asking how #Shakespeare, #Marlowe, Heywood, Dekker etc. put ideas of #globalisation on the #EarlyModernStage
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July 3, 2024 at 8:41 AM
This 2022 monograph by Jane Hwang Degenhardt combines perspectives from #EconomicHistory & #LiteraryStudies of #EnglishRenaissance drama, asking how #Shakespeare, #Marlowe, Heywood, Dekker etc. put ideas of #globalisation on the #EarlyModernStage
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Now use it in a sentence:
She deploys zeugma, linking clauses and concepts.
She deploys zeugma, linking clauses and concepts.
We had no choice but to hear you.
You stated your case time and again.
You stated your case time and again.
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Now use it in a sentence:
She deploys zeugma, linking clauses and concepts.
She deploys zeugma, linking clauses and concepts.
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My online course 'Welsh #History Early Modern #Wales (c.1485-1815) will be starting soon with Lifelong Learning
at Aberystwyth University. Explore the history of Wales, including your own local and family history, throughout the Early Modern. Visit aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-... for more information.
at Aberystwyth University. Explore the history of Wales, including your own local and family history, throughout the Early Modern. Visit aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-... for more information.
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
My online course 'Welsh #History Early Modern #Wales (c.1485-1815) will be starting soon with Lifelong Learning
at Aberystwyth University. Explore the history of Wales, including your own local and family history, throughout the Early Modern. Visit aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-... for more information.
at Aberystwyth University. Explore the history of Wales, including your own local and family history, throughout the Early Modern. Visit aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-... for more information.
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In "Biologists Unite," Daniel Chiu Suarez provides an inside account of the rise and fall of ecosystem services, a burgeoning field of science dedicated to analyzing the many valuable “services” nature provides to humanity. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255338...
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
In "Biologists Unite," Daniel Chiu Suarez provides an inside account of the rise and fall of ecosystem services, a burgeoning field of science dedicated to analyzing the many valuable “services” nature provides to humanity. Available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255338...
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Great job in a great department
we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
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January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Great job in a great department
On of the coolest things I have seen all year - literally!
Since posting this 2025 year-long keogram, there have been quite a few questions asking how it was created and what is visible. In this thread I'll try to explain how it all works.
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
On of the coolest things I have seen all year - literally!
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I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Postdoctoral Research Associate | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
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Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ688/m...
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Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 at University of Cambridge
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Munby Fellowship in Bibliography 2026 - 2027 opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Apply to be the 2026-7 Munby Fellow in bibliography and history of the book @theul.bsky.social
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It is John Aubrey’s 400th anniversary this year! My next book publishes his Natural History in full for the 1st time. It is not the quaint collection of random anecdotes suggested by the heavily edited 1847 version, but cutting edge c17 science all penned with Aubrey’s characteristic brilliance.
January 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
It is John Aubrey’s 400th anniversary this year! My next book publishes his Natural History in full for the 1st time. It is not the quaint collection of random anecdotes suggested by the heavily edited 1847 version, but cutting edge c17 science all penned with Aubrey’s characteristic brilliance.
A nice dusting left in the garden.
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
A nice dusting left in the garden.
Impromptu incredi-bab night!
January 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Impromptu incredi-bab night!
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Dutch world traveler Carel Quina, holding compass over Asia Minor in atlas & w/ Saint Peter's behind him. Painted 1669 by Jacob Toorenvliet.
January 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Dutch world traveler Carel Quina, holding compass over Asia Minor in atlas & w/ Saint Peter's behind him. Painted 1669 by Jacob Toorenvliet.
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#MedievalSky #histSTM #histmed CFP: “The Science of Natural Properties: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
Call for Papers: The Science of Natural Properties Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice (6 th -15 th century), Bologna, 17-19 June 2026
The conference will explore how theoretical and technical knowledge of natural properties was shaped through transmission, translation, and adaptation, as well as the impact of its practical applicati...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
#MedievalSky #histSTM #histmed CFP: “The Science of Natural Properties: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
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Ghosts Behind Glass has been officially published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
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If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Ghosts Behind Glass
How museums display extinct species—and what these exhibits say about us. While it’s no longer possible to encounter a dodo in the wild, we can still come face-to-face with them in museums. The rema...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ghosts Behind Glass has been officially published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Applications for our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships close on 5th January 2026, so don't delay! ⏳
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Applications for our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships close on 5th January 2026, so don't delay! ⏳
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
Happy New Years Everyone!
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Happy New Years Everyone!
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hello. if you work at a university please ask your library to buy my book. it is all about books and libraries and also plants, museums, the Royal Society, and the ways we learn. I think it will be interesting to lots of people, hopefully. thank you www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Hans Sloane's Library Collection and the Production of Knowledge | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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June 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
hello. if you work at a university please ask your library to buy my book. it is all about books and libraries and also plants, museums, the Royal Society, and the ways we learn. I think it will be interesting to lots of people, hopefully. thank you www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
December 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
All of these are from the very interesting work, PYROTECHNICS:
THE HISTORY AND ART
OF FIREWORK MAKING
BY A. St. H. BROCK, a.r.i.b.a.
WITH NUMEROUS COLOURED
AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS, 1922
THE HISTORY AND ART
OF FIREWORK MAKING
BY A. St. H. BROCK, a.r.i.b.a.
WITH NUMEROUS COLOURED
AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS, 1922
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
All of these are from the very interesting work, PYROTECHNICS:
THE HISTORY AND ART
OF FIREWORK MAKING
BY A. St. H. BROCK, a.r.i.b.a.
WITH NUMEROUS COLOURED
AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS, 1922
THE HISTORY AND ART
OF FIREWORK MAKING
BY A. St. H. BROCK, a.r.i.b.a.
WITH NUMEROUS COLOURED
AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS, 1922
Historical images of fireworks are amazing. A possible thread.
December 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Historical images of fireworks are amazing. A possible thread.
Soon to be that time of year!
December 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Soon to be that time of year!
My New Years resolution is going to be firing my inner Kevin Patullo.
December 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My New Years resolution is going to be firing my inner Kevin Patullo.
Back in the BL! Looking at all things practical gauging! Here is a wonderful MS from a mathematical treatise on gauging and perspective!
December 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Back in the BL! Looking at all things practical gauging! Here is a wonderful MS from a mathematical treatise on gauging and perspective!