Geoffrey Cantor
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Geoffrey N. Cantor is emeritus professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Leeds
and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Science & Technology Studies at University College, London.
. He has written extensively on the history of science
since the 17th century, including books upon Michael Faraday
, the wave theory of light and the responses of the Quaker and Jewish religions to science. With John Hedley Brooke
he delivered the 1995–1996 Gifford Lecture
at the University of Glasgow
which was subsequently published as Reconstructing Nature: The Engagement of Science and Religion in 1998.
He worked upon the SciPer project which researched the popularisation of science in the periodicals of the 19th century such as the Boy's Own Paper
and Punch
and lectured upon the subject at the Royal Institution
in 2005.
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Science & Technology Studies at University College, London.
. He has written extensively on the history of science
History of science
The history of science is the study of the historical development of human understandings of the natural world and the domains of the social sciences....
since the 17th century, including books upon Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry....
, the wave theory of light and the responses of the Quaker and Jewish religions to science. With John Hedley Brooke
John Hedley Brooke
John Hedley Brooke is a British Historian of Science specialising in the relationship between science and religion.-Biography:...
he delivered the 1995–1996 Gifford Lecture
Gifford Lectures
The Gifford Lectures were established by the will of Adam Lord Gifford . They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God." The term natural theology as used by Gifford means theology supported...
at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
which was subsequently published as Reconstructing Nature: The Engagement of Science and Religion in 1998.
He worked upon the SciPer project which researched the popularisation of science in the periodicals of the 19th century such as the Boy's Own Paper
Boy's Own Paper
The Boy's Own Paper was a British story paper aimed at young and teenage boys, published from 1879 to 1967.-Publishing history:The idea for the publication was first raised in 1878 by the Religious Tract Society as a means to encourage younger children to read and also instil Christian morals...
and Punch
Punch (magazine)
Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration...
and lectured upon the subject at the Royal Institution
Royal Institution
The Royal Institution of Great Britain is an organization devoted to scientific education and research, based in London.-Overview:...
in 2005.
Selected works
- Quakers, Jews, and Science: Religious Responses to Modernity and the Sciences in Britain, 1650-1900, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 2005, ISBN 0199276684, 420 pages - Science Serialized: Representation of the Sciences in Nineteenth-century Periodicals, edited with Sally Shuttleworth, MIT PressMIT PressThe MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
, 2004, ISBN 0262033186, 358 pages - Science in the Nineteenth-century Periodical: Reading the Magazine of Nature, edited with Gowan Dawson, Graeme Gooday, Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
, 2004, ISBN 0521836379, 329 pages - Reconstructing Nature: Engagement of Science and Religion, authored with John Hedley BrookeJohn Hedley BrookeJohn Hedley Brooke is a British Historian of Science specialising in the relationship between science and religion.-Biography:...
, Continuum International Publishing GroupContinuum International Publishing GroupThe Continuum International Publishing Group is a publisher of books, with its editorial offices in London and New York City. It had been owned by Nova Capital Management since 2005...
, 2000, ISBN 0567087255, 450 pages - Michael Faraday, authored with David GoodingDavid GoodingDavid Charles Gooding was Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Director of the Science Studies Centre, at the University of Bath, UK...
, Prometheus BooksPrometheus BooksPrometheus Books is a publishing company founded in August 1969 by Paul Kurtz, who also founded the Council for Secular Humanism and co-founded the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is currently the chairman of all three organizations. Prometheus Books publishes a range of books, including many...
, 1996, ISBN 0391039814, 111 pages - Michael Faraday: Sandemanian and Scientist : a Study of Science and Religion in the Nineteenth Century, St. Martin's PressSt. Martin's PressSt. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
, 1991, ISBN 0312066694, 359 pages - Optics After Newton: Theories of Light in Britain and Ireland, 1704-1840, Manchester University PressManchester University PressManchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals. Manchester University Press has developed into an international publisher...
, 1983, ISBN 0719009383, 257 pages