CSCA folks in the Toronto area may be interested to attend this workshop hosted by the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto.
John Wallis at 400: a workshop on Science, Mathematics, and Religion in 17th-c. England
170 St George Street, JHB rooms 100 and 616
This international workshop marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of John Wallis, the Oxford-based mathematician, natural philosopher, and theologian. Scholars working on Wallis will present their research and its impact on the study of the science-religion relationship in the seventeenth century.
Session 1, 1:00-2:00
Wallis’s Algebra and Its Legacy (JHB 616)
Session 2, 2:10-3:30
IHPST Colloquium (JHB 100a)
Session 3, 3:45-5:15
Science and Religion in Wallis’s Works (JHB 100a)