Wagner Adult Course: History of Science Series, A History of Cartography: Six Maps w/ Dr. Darin Hayton

Date: 
Monday, November 7, 2022 - 6:30pm - Monday, December 12, 2022 - 8:00pm
Location: 
2125 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
United States

About the Event: A History of Cartography: Six Maps with Professor Darin Hayton 6 Monday's, November 7 - December 12, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Location: First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

Cost: FREE, donations are encouraged

Requires pre-registration

Course Description: Maps are as much about imagined worlds as they are about the real one. Rarely are they a means of getting from one place to another. Instead, they transform our thoughts and uncertainties into something we can see and therefore control. This course will concentrate on six important maps stretching from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. By putting them into their specific social and cartographic contexts, each class will explore how the maps reflect the concerns, values, and anxieties of a particular moment.

About the Professor: Dr. Darin Hayton is a historian of science whose research focuses on the creation and dissemination of scientific knowledge, especially the science of the stars (astrology and astronomy) in pre-Modern Europe and the late Byzantine Empire. He is an Associate Professor of the history of science at Haverford College and Chair of the Editorial Board of Lever Press, an innovative Open Access scholarly press. He recently published “The Crown and the Cosmos. Astrology and the Politics of Maximilian I.” He has taught for the Wagner since 2016.

Course Schedule:

Monday, November 7, 2022 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Map- Hereford Mappa Mundi)

Monday November 14, 2022 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Map- Peutinger Map)

Monday November 21, 2022 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Map- Waldseemüller Map)

Monday November 28, 2022 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Map- Johannes Hevelius’s Lunar Map)

Monday December 5, 2022 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. (Map- John Snow’s Cholera Map)

Monday December 12, 2022 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.(Map- London Underground Map)

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