History of Science and Astrology with Henrique Leitão

Episode 2 August 10, 2020 00:41:40
History of Science and Astrology with Henrique Leitão
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History of Science and Astrology with Henrique Leitão

Aug 10 2020 | 00:41:40

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Show Notes

In this episode we talk to Henrique Leitão about the role of astrology in the history of science and its importance in current historical research. Henrique Leitão is the head of the department of history and philosophy of science at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, and is an expert in Early Modern science in Iberian context.

For more about his work see his page: https://sites.google.com/site/henriqueleitaosite/. To know more about his current ERC funded research on nautical rutters, see: https://www.rutter-project.org

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