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Guy Sechrist, PhD
@guysechrist.bsky.social
Early-modern history of science |

Commerce and Science
-Practical Maths
-Natural History

Uni. of Tennessee |
PhD Cambridge HPS
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
May you all have a wonderful holiday!
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Determining the weight of tea chests for the VOC in Canton (now Guangzhou), China around 1770.

www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie...
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Spot the gaugers at work here in Philadelphia!
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 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.
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 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.
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I feel very seen right now.

brill.com/view/journal...
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...
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
......yum.
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
also @greenleejw.bsky.social - you are never forgotten.
October 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Invisible labour spotted within a digitised 17th century cook-book.
October 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Dutch on Mauritius treating the Dodo like Roosevelt.
September 18, 2025 at 1:24 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”
September 16, 2025 at 7:02 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/
September 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
September 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You are correct. Yes - the island of Dejima is a very interesting case study.
September 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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
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.
September 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
August 22, 2025 at 5:30 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:
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 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!
July 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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
More of Emma.
July 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Home for the summer.
July 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM