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    The Philosophical Breakfast Club

    Presented by Arnold Arboretum at Hunnewell Building

    May 9, 2012

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    In 1812, four friends met at Cambridge University: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, Richard Jones and William Whewell. Recognizing that they shared a love of science (as well as good food and drink), they began to meet on Sunday mornings to discuss the state of science in Britain and the world at large. The Philosophical Breakfast Club plotted to bring about a scientific revolution—one which privileged an evidence-based, inductive method...

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    In 1812, four friends met at Cambridge University: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, Richard Jones and William Whewell. Recognizing that they shared a love of science (as well as good food and drink), they began to meet on Sunday mornings to discuss the state of science in Britain and the world at large. The Philosophical Breakfast Club plotted to bring about a scientific revolution—one which privileged an evidence-based, inductive method of discovery, and one which asserted the need for science to serve the public good.

    Author Laura Snyder will speak about one aspect of the revolution they wrought: the shift from the amateur natural philosopher to the professional scientist.


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    Hunnewell Building

    125 Arborway
    Boston, MA 02130

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    $15 general admission
    Free for Arnold Arboretum members


    General Day and Time Info:

    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm


    Phone: 617-384-5277


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