Jessica Wolfe and Reid Barbour deliver the closing remarks to the “Truth and Error in Early Modern Science: Thomas Browne and His World" conference, held at the Huntington on January 22–23, 2016. Wolfe is Director of Comparative Literature at t

The Pericardium of Truth: Thomas Browne and the Science of Error

Jan 23rd, 2015 45m 4s

Anthony Ossa-Richardson discusses, “The Pericardium of Truth: Thomas Browne and the Science of Error”. Ossa-Richardson is Faculty of English, School of Humanities at the University of Southampton. This lecture was part of the session titled, “T

Fact and Fiction in Ralph Cudworth’s 'True Intellectual System of the Universe'

Jan 23rd, 2015 37m 36s

Seth Lobis discusses, “Fact and Fiction in Ralph Cudworth’s 'True Intellectual System of the Universe'”. Lobis is Associate Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College. This lecture was part of the session titled, “Fact and Fiction”.

The Wilderness of Forms and the Difference of Things in Browne and His Contemporaries

Jan 23rd, 2015 43m 33s

Kathryn Murphy discusses, “The Wilderness of Forms and the Difference of Things in Browne and His Contemporaries”. Murphy is Fellow And Tutor In English Literature at Oriel College, Oxford. This lecture was part of the session titled, “The Wild

Errors and Non-Entities: Browne and Hartlib between Discourse and Catalog

Jan 23rd, 2015 30m 6s

Vera Keller discusses, “Errors and Non-Entities: Browne and Hartlib between Discourse and Catalog”. Keller is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Oregon Honors College. This lecture was part of the session titled, “Fact and Fict

Why Look at Animals?

Jan 23rd, 2015 38m 56s

Joanna Picciotto discusses, “Why Look at Animals?”. Picciotto is Associate Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College. This lecture was part of the session titled, “The Ethics of Naturalism and the Science of Error”.

Their Manner of Discourse? Scribal Culture, Civility, and the Early Royal Society

Jan 22nd, 2015 31m 32s

Rhodri Lewis discusses, “Their Manner of Discourse? Scribal Culture, Civility, and the Early Royal Society”. Lewis is Professor of English Literature; Tutorial Fellow at St Hugh's College, Oxford. This lecture was part of the session titled, “B

Browne and the Silent Text

Jan 22nd, 2015 37m 3s

Jessica Wolfe discusses, “Browne and the Silent Text”. Wolfe is Director of Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina. This lecture was part of the session titled, “Negative Knowledge”.

The Punctual Relations of 'Musaeum Clausum'

Jan 22nd, 2015 40m 38s

Claire Preston discusses, “The Punctual Relations of 'Musaeum Clausum'”. Preston is Professor of Renaissance Literature in the Department of English, Queen Mary, University of London. This lecture was part of the session titled, “Language and ‘

Welcoming Remarks by Steve Hindle

Jan 22nd, 2015 4m 40s

Steve Hindle welcomes participants and attendees to the “Truth and Error in Early Modern Science: Thomas Browne and His World" conference, held at the Huntington on January 22–23, 2016. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research a

Opening Remarks by Jessica Wolfe

Jan 22nd, 2015 4m 40s

Jessica Wolfe delivers the opening remarks to the “Truth and Error in Early Modern Science: Thomas Browne and His World" conference, held at the Huntington on January 22–23, 2016. Wolfe is Director of Comparative Literature at the University of

Reading Mines and Mining Texts: Reading and Observational Practice in the Writings of Edward and Thomas Browne and the Early Royal Society

Jan 22nd, 2015 4m 40s

Renee Raphael discusses, “Reading Mines and Mining Texts: Reading and Observational Practice in the Writings of Edward and Thomas Browne and the Early Royal Society”. Raphael is Assistant Professor, History School of Humanities at the Universit

Unreal Characters: Technology and Orality in the Seventeenth Century

Jan 22nd, 2015 52m 45s

J.D. Fleming discusses, “Unreal Characters: Technology and Orality in the Seventeenth Century”. Fleming is Associate Professor of English at Simon Fraser University. This lecture was part of the session titled, “Language and ‘Characters’”.

The Fleeting Shape of the Absent God: The Garden of Cyrus and the Apophatic

Jan 22nd, 2015 44m 29s

Kevin Killeen discusses, “The Fleeting Shape of the Absent God: The Garden of Cyrus and the Apophatic”. Killeen is Senior Lecturer at the University of York. This lecture was part of the session titled, “Negative Knowledge”.

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