Predicting the Weather: Victorians and the Science of Meteorology (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2005)

"Looking at the sky: the visual context of Victorian meteorology," British Journal for the History of Science 36 (2003) 301-332

"Almanacs and the profits of natural knowledge," in Louise Henson et al, eds., Culture and Science in the Nineteenth Century Media (Ashgate, 2004).

"Instincts and Instruments," in C. Green, T. Teo, M. Shore, eds., Nineteenth Century Psychological Thought: The Transition from Philosophy to Science (American Psychological Association, 2001).

"The Weather Prophets: Science, Reputation and Forecasting in Victorian Britain." History of Science 37 (1999) 179-216.

Courses taught recently:

AS/ HUMA 2920 9.0 Spreading the Word: Knowledge, Technology & Culture (1999-2000)

AS/ HUMA 4225B/ AS/HIST 4810 Minds and Matters in Victorian Culture (1998-99; 1999-2000).

AS/ HUMA 1910 Science and the Humanities (1996-97, 2003-05)

AS/HUMA 2915 Darwin, Einstein and the Humanities (1996-1997).

AK/ NATS 1760 Science, Technology and Society (1996-97; 1998-99)

AK/ STS 3700 History of Technology (1997-98, York University)

AS/HUMA 6302 Technology and Culture (2003-04)

 

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