Bennett's interests lie in the history of practical mathematics from the 16th century to the 18th century, scientific instruments and astronomy. His work in Cambridge included hands-on use of scientific and navigational instruments, using the Whipple collection to teach undergraduates how instruments worked, and gaining insight into the difficulties faced by the historical teachers of those instruments.
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Works by or about Bennett, J. A. (James A.) in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
bennett, historian, james, arthur, bennett, born, 1947, retired, museum, curator, historian, science, bennett, director, museum, history, science, oxford, above, contents, career, selected, publications, references, external, linkscareer, editjim, bennett, edu. James Arthur Bennett born 1947 is a retired museum curator and historian of science Jim Bennett was the Director of the Museum of the History of Science Oxford above Contents 1 Career 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditJim Bennett was educated at Grosvenor High School Belfast and Clare College Cambridge where he graduated with BA and PhD degrees in 1969 and 1974 respectively 1 He was Director of the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford University since renamed the History of Science Museum 2 He was appointed on 1 October 1994 on the retirement of the previous director Francis Maddison 3 and retired on 30 September 2012 He is also a fellow of the Faculty of History 4 and Linacre College In 2010 the University of Oxford gave him the title Professor of the History of Science Previously he was a fellow and senior tutor of Churchill College and curator of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science both part of Cambridge University Since 2016 he s been the president of the Hakluyt Society He also holds the position of Keeper Emeritus at the Science Museum London 5 Bennett s interests lie in the history of practical mathematics from the 16th century to the 18th century scientific instruments and astronomy His work in Cambridge included hands on use of scientific and navigational instruments using the Whipple collection to teach undergraduates how instruments worked and gaining insight into the difficulties faced by the historical teachers of those instruments Jim Bennett has been President of the British Society for the History of Science and President of the Scientific Instrument Commission of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science 6 7 He has also appeared in television documentaries 8 Selected publications EditThe Divided Circle A History of Instruments for Astronomy Navigation and Surveying Jim Bennett Oxford 1987 Church State and Astronomy in Ireland 200 Years of Armagh Observatory Jim Bennett Belfast 1990 The Garden the Ark the Tower the Temple Biblical Metaphors of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe Jim Bennett and S Mandelbrote Oxford 1998 Practical Geometry and Operative Knowledge Jim Bennett Configurations 6 1998 London s Leonardo The Life and Work of Robert Hooke Jim Bennett Michael Cooper Michael Hunter and Lisa Jardine Oxford University Press 2003 ISBN 0 19 852579 6 9 As editorThe Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science John L Heilbron editor in chief Jim Bennett Frederic L Holmes Rachel Laudan and Giuliano Pancaldi eds Oxford University Press 2003 ISBN 0 19 511229 6 References Edit BENNETT Prof James Arthur Who s Who ukwhoswho com Vol 2019 online ed A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc Subscription or UK public library membership required subscription required Staff UK Museum of the History of Science Oxford Archive org Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Retrieved 17 December 2012 Staff Changes Annual Report of the Museum of History of Science 1994 5 Vol Supplement 2 to Gazette No 4401 Oxford University Gazette 20 May 1996 Archived from the original on 27 February 2018 Retrieved 23 February 2010 Dr Jim Bennett UK history ox ac uk Archive org Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 17 December 2012 BBC In Our Time Longitude Retrieved 5 May 2021 Museum of the History of Science Annual Report UK Museum of the History of Science Oxford March 2002 Retrieved 17 December 2012 Professor Jim Bennett cafesci org Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 17 December 2012 Jim Bennett at IMDb London s Leonardo The Life and Work of Robert Hooke USA Oxford University Press Archived from the original on 30 January 2013 Retrieved 17 December 2012 External links EditWorks by or about Bennett J A James A in libraries WorldCat catalog Cultural officesPreceded byF R Maddison Director of the Museum of theHistory of Science Oxford1994 2012 Succeeded bySilke AckermannAwardsPreceded byM Norton Wise George Sarton Medal2020 Succeeded byBernadette Bensaude Vincent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Bennett historian amp oldid 1115631065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
