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
May you all have a wonderful holiday!
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
May you all have a wonderful holiday!
Determining the weight of tea chests for the VOC in Canton (now Guangzhou), China around 1770.
www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie...
www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie...
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Determining the weight of tea chests for the VOC in Canton (now Guangzhou), China around 1770.
www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie...
www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie...
Spot the gaugers at work here in Philadelphia!
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Spot the gaugers at work here in Philadelphia!
This reminds me of library punch cards. Cambridge got rid of them in 2018 - so I kept this as a keepsake and historiographical reminder of how these things are just as important. You might notice familiar people.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This reminds me of library punch cards. Cambridge got rid of them in 2018 - so I kept this as a keepsake and historiographical reminder of how these things are just as important. You might notice familiar people.
Very excited to see the proofs of my newest (newest) article for this December’s issue of the Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society.
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Very excited to see the proofs of my newest (newest) article for this December’s issue of the Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society.
October 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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!
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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!
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
also @greenleejw.bsky.social - you are never forgotten.
October 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
also @greenleejw.bsky.social - you are never forgotten.
Invisible labour spotted within a digitised 17th century cook-book.
October 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Invisible labour spotted within a digitised 17th century cook-book.
The Dutch on Mauritius treating the Dodo like Roosevelt.
September 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Dutch on Mauritius treating the Dodo like Roosevelt.
Allegorie der Tulipomanie [Allegory of Tulip Mania], by Jan Brueghel the Younger, 1640s. A satirical commentary on speculators during the time of “Tulip Mania”
September 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Allegorie der Tulipomanie [Allegory of Tulip Mania], by Jan Brueghel the Younger, 1640s. A satirical commentary on speculators during the time of “Tulip Mania”
Applications are now open for the Scientific Instrument Society Research Grants 2026. Awards of up to £750 support research into the history of scientific instruments. Deadline: 12:00 GMT, 19 Dec 2025. Open worldwide, no affiliation required. Apply here: scientificinstrumentsociety.org/grants/
September 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Applications are now open for the Scientific Instrument Society Research Grants 2026. Awards of up to £750 support research into the history of scientific instruments. Deadline: 12:00 GMT, 19 Dec 2025. Open worldwide, no affiliation required. Apply here: scientificinstrumentsociety.org/grants/
You are correct. Yes - the island of Dejima is a very interesting case study.
September 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
You are correct. Yes - the island of Dejima is a very interesting case study.
Dutch officers enjoying Japanese cuisine on the man-made island of Dejima c. late 17th-early 18th century.
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Dutch officers enjoying Japanese cuisine on the man-made island of Dejima c. late 17th-early 18th century.
Signature of the Treaty of Utrecht between Portugal and Spain, in the Maliebaan, on 6 February 1715.
Utrecht's Dom tower is visible in the background.
Utrecht's Dom tower is visible in the background.
September 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Signature of the Treaty of Utrecht between Portugal and Spain, in the Maliebaan, on 6 February 1715.
Utrecht's Dom tower is visible in the background.
Utrecht's Dom tower is visible in the background.
Getting ready for my last set of lectures out of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. It has been a very very productive summer. I love this place so much. Here is a hint at the last lecture:
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Getting ready for my last set of lectures out of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. It has been a very very productive summer. I love this place so much. Here is a hint at the last lecture:
Need some help: Does anyone have a PDF copy of this work? - Nature and society in historical context / edited by Mikuláš Teich. If so, can you please email it too me!
July 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Need some help: Does anyone have a PDF copy of this work? - Nature and society in historical context / edited by Mikuláš Teich. If so, can you please email it too me!
Cantabs! Get out and vote for the next Chancellor. Polls close at the Senate House for in person voting at 4pm.
July 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Cantabs! Get out and vote for the next Chancellor. Polls close at the Senate House for in person voting at 4pm.
Home for the summer.
July 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Home for the summer.