Publication
The Scientific Imagination in South Africa: 1700 to the Present
Beinart, William and Saul Dubow. 2021. The Scientific Imagination in South Africa: 1700 to the Present. Cambridge University Press. https://...
Project
Science in South Africa – a synoptic history
The history of science and of scientific knowledge in South Africa is a growing field of interest but it remains relatively fragmented.
Project
The Early History of Astronomy at the Cape of Good Hope
The project involves the writing of a major monograph, commissioned by the Brenthurst Press in Johannesburg, on the history of astronomy and navigation at the Cape of Good Hope from the late fifteenth century until the middle of the nineteenth century - encompassing times when European expeditions came to the Cape to study the southern sky.
