12/12/2022 0 Comments Principia mathematica newton![]() Peter Moore: What does that mean in real terms? Are we thinking of ice on the Thames and the usual story of the frost fairs ![]() First of all, the winter of 1684 was the coldest winter this country has ever experienced. Where I want to go, in 1684, is London, and then Cambridge, and then London again. Simon Schaffer: 1684, looked at from many points of view, is a rather unlikely year to choose because it was so extraordinarily unpleasant. We'll get to that story soon enough but I started off by asking Simon what kind of year 1684 really was. He had taken me up on the offer of a trip into the past and had opted to venture back 335 years from 2019 to 1684 and to one of the most thrilling moments in the entire history of science. I recently met with Simon at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science in the centre of Cambridge. His co-authored book, Leviathan and the Air-Pump, which examines the origins of The Royal Society and the quest for scientific truth in the mid-17th century, is generally regarded as a classic. He has had a long, distinguished and swashbuckling academic career and publishing on a great range of subjects, from astronomy and the problem of longitude to mesmerism and the birth of evolutionary theory. Simon Schaffer is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Cambridge. For our fourth time traveller, we have one of Britain's very best historians for you. If you want to listen back to any of these, they're all available right now and, of course, you can get the first news of every new episode simply by subscribing to our feed. We've delved deep into Cherokee country, in 1776, with the Australian historian Dr Kate Fullagar. We've followed the Suffragette Movement right to the gates of Buckingham Palace, in 1914, with Dr Diane Atkinson. So far, we've journeyed to 1841 with Sir Michael Palin in search of that ship, HMS Erebus. ![]() Peter Moore: Hello, I'm Peter Moore and this the fourth episode of Travels Through Time, where we invite a special guest to travel back into the past to three distinct scenes within the confines of a single historical year. There is also a special subscription offer for Travels Through Time listeners - three issues for just £1 each. You can read articles relating to this podcast and more about our guests at /travels. Travels Through Time is brought to you in partnership with History Today, Britain's best-loved serious history magazine. In each episode of this podcast, we invite a special guest to take us on a tailored tour of the past. ![]() Hello, and welcome to Travels Through Time. ![]()
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