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A research group at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) dedicated to studying the astral sciences in trans-regional Asia. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/de…

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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 16h
📢 Join us for our next High Gravity Talk with Peter Adamson (LMU), titled "Written in the Stars? The Philosophical Defense of Astrology", on Nov 12, 2026, 4-6pm. For more info and to register for a FREE ticket, see our event page. 🔗 www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/writte... @mpiwg.bsky.social
This is the event poster for our High Gravity Talk with Peter Adamson.
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📢 The ASTRA Working Group "Euclid Beyond the Mediterranean" has issued a Call for Proposals for chapters for a book on the reception and translation of Euclidean geometry across Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Check our webpage for the full call. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/pro...
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Euclid Beyond the Mediterranean | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📢 The ASTRA Working Group "Euclid Beyond the Mediterranean" has issued a Call for Proposals for chapters for a book on the reception and translation of Euclidean geometry across Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Check our webpage for the full call. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/pro...
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Euclid Beyond the Mediterranean | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📢 Join us next week, Oct 9, 2026, 14:00-15:30, for Matthew Kapstein's talk "Lost in Translation: The Five Paths of the Emergence of Sound" (online/in-person) in the ASTRA colloquium series organized by Luigi Rogora. Zoom link available on the event page. 🔗 www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/lost-t...
The poster for the ASTRA colloquium series "Sky, Earth, and Bodies".
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today we are saying goodbye to Ekaterina Sobkovyak. During her six-month fellowship with ASTRA, Katya has been a vital and vibrant member. In July she organized the two-day workshop "Managing Astral Knowledge in Mongolian Society" www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/people/esobk...
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Ekaterina Sobkovyak | MPIWG
Ekaterina Sobkovyak graduated from the Department of Tibetan-Mongolian Philology at the Saint Petersburg State University, Russia (BA in 2006), and the Department of Turkish Studies and Inner Asian Pe...
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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Postdoctoral Scholar Jacob Schmidt-Madsen in conversation with Adrija Roychowdhury for @indianexpress.com They discuss the cultural history of the #BoardGame "Snakes and Ladders," its spiritual origins in India, and appropriation by Europeans. 🎲 🔗 tinyurl.com/ydrh6nz3 #HistSci #AstralSciences
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Snakes and Ladders began as a spiritual game in India. How the British transformed it
From religious diagrams of the universe to a children's classic, cultural historian Jacob Schmidt-Madsen traces the journey of Gyan Chaupar and the making of modern Snakes and Ladders.
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢 In this session of “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I asked Maria Avxentevskaya about her approach to studying the history of science. Read the full interview below: 🔗 www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Maria Avxentevskaya | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The latest “Our Stories”—ASTRA’s own feature story series—is out now! “Making Love under the Stars: How Medieval Indian Astrology Predicted Gender and Sexual Diversity” Read the full story here: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Making Love under the Stars: How Medieval Indian Astrology Predicted Gender and Sexual Diversity | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Alumna Journalist in Residence at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Adrija Roychowdhury interviewed Jacob Schmidt-Madsen about Snakes and Ladders and his new book “The Game of Knowledge” (Primus Books) for Indian Express. 🔗 indianexpress.com/article/rese... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Snakes and Ladders began as a spiritual game in India. How the British transformed it
From religious diagrams of the universe to a children's classic, cultural historian Jacob Schmidt-Madsen traces the journey of Gyan Chaupar and the making of modern Snakes and Ladders.
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📢 Publication alert! ASTRA Postdoctoral Scholar Jacob Schmidt-Madsen recently published his book "The Game of Knowledge: Playing at Spiritual Liberation in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Western India". 🔗 Check the link below for more information! primusbooks.com/product/the-...
cover image for Jacob Schmidt-Madsen's book "The Game of Knowledge".
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Robert Middeke-Conlin has recently joined ASTRA as a Postdoctoral Scholar. Robert is an historian of knowledge whose work concentrates on knowledge production, acquisition, and change in the ancient world. Read more about Robert and his research here: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/people/rmidd...
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Robert Middeke-Conlin | MPIWG
Robert is an historian of knowledge whose work concentrates on knowledge production, acquisition, and change in the ancient world, with a special focus on mathematics and knowledge systems in ancient ...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Arun Asokan joined us in July 2026. Arun is a historian specializing in the history of mathematics in premodern India. At ASTRA, he studies the Performative Formation of Knowledge through Human–Nonhuman Interactions in Premodern Indian Mathematical Practices. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/people/aasokan
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Arun Asokan | MPIWG
Arun Asokan (aliter Arun Ashokan) is a historian specializing in the history of mathematics in premodern India. He received his PhD in Regional Studies from the University of Hyderabad in 2019. In 202...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New Fellow! Arpan Guha is a scholar of Sanskrit Studies specializing in Manuscriptology and Palaeography, with specific expertise in the handling, decipherment, transcription, and collation of manuscripts, alongside related studies in Ancient Indian History. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/people/aguha
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Arpan Guha | MPIWG
Arpan Guha is a scholar of Sanskrit Studies specializing in Manuscriptology and Palaeography, with specific expertise in the handling, decipherment, transcription, and collation of manuscripts, alongs...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📢: We are excited to announce our next High Gravity Talk by Peter Adamson (LMU) on Nov 12, 2026 entitled "Written in the Stars? The Philosophical Defense of Astrology" to be held at Betahaus in central Berlin. For more information, click the link below: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/writte...
Poster for High Gravity Talk with Peter Adamson on November 12 2026.
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
For this instalment of “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I spoke to Clemency Montelle about her research. Prof. Montelle delivered a public talk at the launch of the ASTRA Research Group in October 2024. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Clemency Montelle | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
📢: Next week ASTRA Postdoctoral Fellow Ekaterina Sobkovyak kicks off the two-day workshop "Managing Astral Knowledge in Mongolian Society: Production, Transmission, and Utilization". Check the link for program and Zoom registration. 🔗: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/managi... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Managing Astral Knowledge in Mongolian Society: Production, Transmission, and Utilization | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
2,000-year-old gold rings bearing Indian Brahmi inscription unearthed in Thailand www.indiatoday.in/world/story/...
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2,000-year-old gold rings bearing Indian Brahmi inscription unearthed in Thailand
Archaeologists in Thailand have found two gold rings, including one with a Brahmi inscription, at the Don Yai Thong site. The find adds fresh evidence of Iron Age trade and cultural links between Indi...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Our former Senior Research Fellow Daniela Trinks recently published her article "Association between Go Experience and Sustained Attention in Young Adults" in the Journal of Go Studies. Check it out below! www.intergostudies.net/journal/issu... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Association between Go Experience and Sustained Attention in Young Adults
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
For this session of our “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I talked to Alex de Voogt, who delivered the first High Gravity Talk for ASTRA in April 2025. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Alex de Voogt | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In the latest instalment of “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I asked Peter Adamson (LMU) about his research, philosophy, and the future of the history of science. Prof. Adamson will deliver our next High Gravity Talk in November 2026. Stay tuned. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor...
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Peter Adamson | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
ASTRA Postdoctoral Scholar Jean Arzoumanov spoke to Adrija Roychowdhury about his research on Persian as the language of colonial India’s religious surveys. Read the full story in Indian Express: 🔗 indianexpress.com/article/rese... (paywall)
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How Persian became the language of colonial India’s religious surveys
Historian Jean Arzoumanov’s discovery of an 18th-century Jain text in Persian reveals a forgotten era where Hindu scholars used the ‘Islamic’ lingua franca to help British officers survey India’s fait...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
For our latest session of “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I asked Kim Plofker about her research, the field of history of science, and plans for the future. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Kim Plofker | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In case you missed Prof. Ichiro Tanioka's talk "The Emergence of the 19×19 Go Board: A Hypothesis Based on the Yuánjiā Calendar (元嘉曆)" a couple of weeks ago, you can now watch it on our YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7s8...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
📢: For this session of “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I interviewed Kenneth G. Zysk about his long career, his research, and the state of the history of science today. 🔗: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Kenneth G. Zysk | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📢: On 27 May 2026, Dr Ilona Kędzia-Warych (Jagiellonian University) will speak about "Alchemy in the Tamil Siddha Literature: Its Transdisciplinary and Esoteric Aspects" in the ASTRA Colloquium series “Occult Sciences in South Asia: A Non-Western History” www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/alchem...
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Alchemy in the Tamil Siddha Literature: Its Transdisciplinary and Esoteric Aspects | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Our very own Jacob Schmidt-Madsen recently spoke with Praveen Shankara of Prana Stories about South Asian board games and their Indic origins. Check out the podcast below.
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
📢 On May 13, 2026, Prof. Ichiro Tanioka will lecture on "The Emergence of the 19×19 Go Board: A Hypothesis Based on the Yuánjiā Calendar (元嘉曆)" in the ASTRA Colloquium series The Ludic Languages of Asia: Sources and Terminologies. 🔗 www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/emerge... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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The Emergence of the 19×19 Go Board: A Hypothesis Based on the Yuánjiā Calendar (元嘉曆) | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
In this session of “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I talked to Luís Campos Ribeiro about his research and the field of history of science. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Luís Campos Ribeiro | MPIWG
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 23/04/2026
Happy birthday, Max Planck! 😊 Heute hätte unser Namensgeber Geburtstag. Ein guter Grund, sich den genialen Physiker und Nobelpreisträger genauer anzusehen: Wer war er wirklich? Und wie hat er die Welt verändert? Ein kurzes, filmisches Porträt. #OnthisDay #OTD
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📢: Our Spring 2026 ASTRA colloquium series continues today with Matthew Melvin-Koushki on: "Persianate Pythagorean Computing, Early Modern AI and the Imperial Panopticon: From the Safavid World of Geomancy to the Mughal Principles of Guidance" www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/persia...
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Persianate Pythagorean Computing, Early Modern AI and the Imperial Panopticon: From the Safavid World of Geomancy to the Mughal Principles of Guidance | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Next week, two of ASTRA's researchers, Anuj Misra and Hamid Bohloul, will present their papers at the "A Global History of diagrams in Astral Sciences" conference in Paris. eida.hypotheses.org/a-global-his...
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Christina Dinh Nguyen, PhD Student at U of T's Faculty of Information, writes about working with the Old Books New Science Lab in "As a ‘book scientist’ I work with microscopes, imaging technologies and AI to preserve ancient texts" for @ca.theconversation.com. theconversation.com/as-a-book-sc...
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As a ‘book scientist’ I work with microscopes, imaging technologies and AI to preserve ancient texts
Book science helps decipher and preserve fragile manuscripts, at a moment when climate change and mass digitization are reshaping cultural heritage work.
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
For the latest installment of our “10 Questions for the Historian of Science”, I talked to Tejas Aralere about his research, methodologies, and the state of the history of science. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Tejas Aralere | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📢: NEW DATE! Due to unforeseen circumstances, our talk with Sonia Wigh "Turning Tables: Tracking Movement of Desire in Early Modern South Asia" has been re-scheduled for March 12, 2026. Click below for more information and Zoom link. 🔗: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/turnin... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Turning Tables: Tracking Movement of Desire in Early Modern South Asia | MPIWG
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This is the sort of thing a cashless society robs us of, the opportunity to try to get away with paying the bus fare in Carthaginian currency www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Coin used as Leeds bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency
The coin was handed down to Peter Edwards from his grandfather in the 1950s.
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📢: Our Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow Tejas Aralere is giving a talk entitled “Ionians, Yavanas, and Kushans: Hellenistic Legacies of Astral Science in Asia” in the ASTRA Talks series tomorrow at 3pm (CET). More information and Zoom link: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/ionian... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Ionians, Yavanas, and Kushans: Hellenistic Legacies of Astral Science in Asia | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📢: Our new ASTRA Talks series starts tomorrow! Paul Iversen will deliver a lecture entitled “Seeing Through Greek Time: The Antikythera Mechanism in 3D” followed by a hands-on demonstration of the HoloLens 3D mechanism. 🔗: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/seeing... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Seeing Through Greek Time: The Antikythera Mechanism in 3D | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
📢: Our Spring 2026 ASTRA colloquium series "Occult Sciences in South Asia: A Non-Western History" kicks off tomorrow with Fabrizio Speziale's talk "Mahouts’ Secret Language: Human–Elephant Communication in Persianate South Asia" 🔗: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/mahout... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Mahouts’ Secret Language: Human–Elephant Communication in Persianate South Asia | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📢: ASTRA Research Group Leader Anuj Misra is heading off to give a keynote entitled "The Facticity of the Stars: Negotiating Astronomical Knowledge in Early Modern Mughal India" at the IIM Kolkata tomorrow. www.iimcal.ac.in/events/muf2026
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Making and Unmaking Facts: Epistemologies, Power, Practice | IIM Calcutta
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) was established as the first national institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
In collaboration with the Institute for the History of Knowledge in the Ancient World (Freie Universität), we are delighted to host Alfred Schmid's talk "Hatte die Horoskop-Astrologie einen Gegenstand?" today. Click the link for more details: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/hatte-...
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Hatte die Horoskop-Astrologie einen Gegenstand? | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
📢: Our Spring 2026 Colloquium "Occult Sciences in South Asia: A Non-Western History" starts in three weeks. On Wed 25 Feb 2026, Fabrizio Speziale will talk about "Mahouts’ Secret Language: Human–Elephant Communication in Persianate South Asia" (online). 🔗: tinyurl.com/3enrjt9t @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Mahouts’ Secret Language: Human–Elephant Communication in Persianate South Asia | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In the second installment of our “10 Questions for the Historian of Science,” I interviewed Audrey Truschke about her research, the state of the history of science, and public engagement within broader global debates. www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Audrey Truschke | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
We have recently launched our "10 Questions for the Historian of Science"-interview series, in which we ask historians of science about their research, methodologies, impact, and the state of the field today. Check out our first interview with Fangyi Cheng: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor...
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10 Questions for the Historian of Science: Fangyi Cheng | MPIWG
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📢 : If you missed Prof. Chihyung Nam"s lecture on "The Origin of the Game of Go" last December, you can now catch it on our YouTube channel. 🔗 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kR-... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢 If you missed Prof. Chihyung Nam’s lecture “The Origin of the Game of Go” last week, you can now watch it on our YouTube channel. If you’d like to be notified about upcoming events, feel free to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications. @mpiwg.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kR-...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📢: Our Research Group Leader Prof. Anuj Misra will be teaching in the “Training week: Global history of astronomy week on primary sources” at the BnF in Paris next June. See link below for more details: 🔗: eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/2...
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2026-Training week: Global history of astronomy week on primary sources A focus on cosmology, physics and astrology
org.: Eleonora Andriani, David Aubin, Victor Gysembergh, Matthieu Husson,Chen Ji, Stephen Johnston, Agathe Keller, Guillaume Loizelet, Divna Manolova, Anuj Misra,  Somkeo Norindr, Jérome Petit, Christ...
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
📢: A gentle reminder that our very own Dr Hamid Bohloul will give a lecture tomorrow (26 Nov, 2025) on "Royal Horoscopes in Persian" in the ZODIAC Colloquium: www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/wissensges... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
📢: Our High Gravity Talk with @audreytruschke.bsky.social is just over two weeks away. It is free to attend but registration is required. Seats a quickly filling up, so register now to secure your place. www.eventbrite.com/e/fieldnotes... @mpiwg.bsky.social
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Fieldnotes from Battles over Indian History, Society, and Sciences
Come explore the fraught and crowded battlefield of Indian history, society, and sciences with leading historian Prof. Audrey Truschke.
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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
#ResearchReels: 1 publication—3 minutes🏅 Researcher Jacob Schmidt-Madsen presents his article "Discovering Dadu: A Ludemic Enigma from South Asia," published in "Board Game Studies Journal" 🎲 🔗 youtu.be/QKR_Zi2MH08?si=QKmwfX9JyEJ #HistSci #CulturalStudies #GameStudies @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social
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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
"Cosmic Games: Real Gods Play Dice" ✨🎲 Visit us at #Berlin Science Week's CAMPUS to play traditional board games associated with cosmological representations from cultures and societies across the world. 🗓️ Nov. 1–2, 2025 📍@mfnberlin.bsky.social 🔗bit.ly/3LtFpV6 #HistSci @astra-mpiwg.bsky.social
A red and white cube with Berlin Science Week and 1–10 Nov 2025 written on the sides.
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