International Conference on Early Chemistry, Summer 2006, Philadelphia.

国际早期化学会议，2006 年夏季，费城。

• 批准号: 0450744
• 负责人: Lawrence Principe
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Science History Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0450744&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; Conference; Early; Chemistry; Summer

Project Summary : A large international conference (ca. 80 attendees) on alchemy and early chemistry is proposed for Summer 2006. The conference will last three days, and include 22-27 presented papers, a roundtable discussion, and time for study in the related collections at the conference site. The last such conference was held in 1989 (Groningen) and since then the field has seen explosive growth, significant changes to fundamental assumptions about the subject, and heightened interest on the part of scholars in many fields. Thus the time is right for a major new conference, one that will the evaluate recent studies and their intellectual impact, map out future studies by identifying crucial topics for development, and foster international , inter-institutional, and interdisciplinary collaborations. The Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia will host the event, manage all local arrangements, and provide ca. 75%of the funding (see letter of support). NSF support is sought for travel and accommodation grants for fifteen junior scholars. A key aspect of the conference is to identify and invite such promising younger scholars and to help them build collaborative bridges with each other and with senior scholars. A tangible product of the conference will be a volume of papers valuable to a broad audience, and covering the current state of the field, recent studies, and approaches to outstanding critical issues. The CHF has committed to publishing the volume. .Intellectual merit: In the last 25 years, alchemy has moved from the questionable fringes of the history of science to a central position. its impact on the established sciences is being demonstrated, and its content is now being taken seriously. But there remains considerable work to complete in order fully to appreciate the role of alchemy/chymistry in early modern science and culture. This conference will be a place for essentially all of the prominent and promising scholars currently active in the field to share ideas, outlooks, and talents, begin collaborations, and organize themselves for at least the decade ahead in terms of identifying critical issues and approaches. The proposed venue also holds some of the most important collections in the world of materials directly relating to alchemy, which will be made available to attendees. Broader Impacts: The topic of the conference has become a truly interdisciplinary endeavor, and will involve and impact scholars in not only history of science and technology, but also sociology, history of art, literature, and cultural studies. A key aspect of this conference is to involve and train younger scholars from around the world, by giving them a place to express their findings and viewpoints, and to create international links both among themselves and with senior scholars. The conference volume as well will be a venue for younger scholars to present their work, and is intended to be a fundamental text for training, education, and the advancement of the field over the next decade or more.

项目摘要：一个大型的关于炼金术和早期化学的国际会议(约80人参加)被提议在2006年夏季举行。会议将持续三天，包括22-27篇提交的论文，圆桌讨论，以及在会议现场的相关收藏中学习的时间。上一次这样的会议是在1989年(格罗宁根)举行的，从那时起，该领域经历了爆炸性的增长，关于这一主题的基本假设发生了重大变化，许多领域的学者的兴趣也增强了。因此，现在是召开一次重要的新会议的时候了，这次会议将评估最近的研究及其知识影响，通过确定关键的发展主题来规划未来的研究，并促进国际、机构间和跨学科的合作。费城的化学传统基金会将主办这次活动，管理当地的所有安排，并提供约75%的资金(见支持函)。为15名初级学者的旅行和住宿补助金寻求国家科学基金会的支持。会议的一个关键方面是确定和邀请这些有前途的年轻学者，并帮助他们相互之间以及与资深学者之间建立合作桥梁。会议的一个具体成果将是大量对广大受众有价值的论文，涵盖该领域的现状、最近的研究和解决悬而未决的关键问题的方法。瑞士联邦已经承诺出版这本书。智力价值：在过去的25年里，炼金术已经从科学史上有争议的边缘地位上升到了中心位置。它对现有科学的影响正在得到证明，其内容现在正受到认真对待。但是，要充分认识炼金术/合并术在早期现代科学和文化中的作用，还有大量的工作要完成。这次会议将成为目前活跃在该领域的所有著名和有前途的学者分享想法、观点和人才、开始合作并在至少未来十年内在确定关键问题和方法方面组织起来的地方。拟议的场地还收藏了一些世界上最重要的与炼金术直接相关的材料，这些材料将向与会者提供。更广泛的影响：会议的主题已经成为一个真正的跨学科努力，不仅将涉及和影响科技史的学者，而且还将涉及社会学、艺术史、文学和文化研究。这次会议的一个关键方面是吸引和培训来自世界各地的年轻学者，为他们提供一个表达他们的发现和观点的地方，并在他们之间和与资深学者之间建立国际联系。会议卷也将是年轻学者展示他们工作的场所，并旨在成为培训、教育和该领域在未来十年或更长时间内进步的基本文本。