Hello everyone!
I teach history at the University of Warwick in the UK. I'm a historian of early modern science. I stumbled on some manuscripts about the electricity of gemstones about a decade ago. One thing led to another, and the result is this book:
As it says on the tin, this is a book about gemstones in the Scientific Revolution, with a focus on Europe from c. 1500 to 1800.
This is also a book about the Scientific Revolution more broadly, about what it was, what drove it, and what science was for.
AMA! I'm keen to hear from any scientists out there, as well as historians.
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I'm posting this just after 10:30am UK time, or 5:30am Eastern time.
I'll wait for some questions to accumulate, then start answering them from 12pm UK time, or 7:30am Eastern time.
I'll keep answering until 5pm UK time, or 12 noon Eastern time.
I'll then knock off for the day, then return for a couple of hours tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10am UK time, or 5am Eastern time.
Looking forward to it!
Michael