Barcelona, 11-14 April 2007
The International Union of The History and Philosophy of Science - Commission on History of Science & Technology in Islamic Societies organizes an important conference.
PROGRAM
Planned sessions will focus on the exact sciences, the natural sciences, medicine, technology, and transmission of knowledge. In addition, a session entitled "75 years of History of Arabic Science in Barcelona: the Millás Legacy" is scheduled to commemorate the 75th year of the publication of J. M. Millás Vallicrosa's book Assaig d'història de les idees físiques i matemàtiques a la Catalunya medieval (Institut d'Estudis Catalans) and to honor this pioneer in the field of the History of Arabic Science in Barcelona and Spain.
The conference will be part of a program "Barcelona Ciència 2007", sponsored by the City Council of Barcelona, which is devoting the year 2007 to the theme of "Science." Other support comes from the Societat Catalana d'Història de la Ciència i de la Tècnica, a filial of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, which in 2007 commemorates its 100th anniversary (1907-2007); the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science; the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia; and the University of Barcelona.
For further information, see :
- For the programme flier: http://www.muslimheritage.com/uploads/Shared_legacy_program.pdf
- The website of the Commission on History of Science & Technology in Islamic Societies: http://islamsci.mcgill.ca/
- The website of the University of Barcelona:
http://www.ub.es/arab/conferenceabril2007/bcn2007.htm#A
- The web site page of the Barcelona City Council where the Conference is considered the most important event in April of the 2007 Barcelona Any de la Ciencia: http://www.bcn.cat/ciencia2007
- The local organizing committee can be reached at: suhayl@ub.edu
