Topics in History of Science
Durham
Liberal Arts::History
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 19
Term:
Fall 2024
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Full Term (08/26/2024
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12/09/2024)
CRN:
16592
Grade Mode:
Letter Grading
Advanced study of a selected topic in the history of European science since the Renaissance. Course meets the History major requirement for Group II.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross Listed With :
HIST 854 (01)
Instructors:
Jan Golinski
Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2024 | 12/9/2024 | TR | 2:10pm - 3:30pm | KING N204 |
Additional Course Details:
Storms, blizzards, floods, hurricanes, droughts … These weather emergencies can greatly disrupt people’s lives. Are they also signs that the climate is changing? How would we know? In this class, we turn to history for answers. We will examine episodes of extreme weather in Europe and America in the last three centuries and consider how the climate has changed over that period. We will focus on people’s attempts to adapt to and understand the atmospheric changes that affect their lives. Knowing more about this history will help us appreciate why climate change is now such a crucial and contested issue, one that bears upon the future of humanity as a whole but also reflects our divergent opinions and interests.
Booklist
| Book | Details |
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CULTURAL HISTORY OF CLIMATE
10
by BEHRINGER
Required
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TAMBORA:ERUPTION THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
14
by WOOD
Required
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BRITISH WEATHER+CLIMATE OF ENLIGHTEN...
07
by GOLINSKI
Required
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