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Alexandre Tur

@tur-alexandre.bsky.social
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Conservateur de manuscrits et numérique à la BnF. Science des astres médiévale, entre autres choses.

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Stephen Johnston @stephenaj.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
On Monday I get to present with some of the small but incredible collection of @labnf.bsky.social. It's extremely cool to begin a hands-on session by saying "This 11th-century celestial globe is one of the two oldest surviving Islamicate examples in the world." gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
Detailed view of part of a brass celestial globe showing constellations, stars and the graduated arcs of the ecliptic and equator, with a horizon and meridian ring.
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COSMOPOET @cosmopoet.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Starting on Monday we will be teaching the history of the astral sciences on a global scale with the historical sources themselves: manuscripts, prints, globes, astrolabes - thanks to @labnf.bsky.social and @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social for hosting us!! ✨✨ eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/2... #histsci
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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, Christian Förstel, Victor Gysembergh, Catherine Hofmann, Matthieu Husson, Anuj Misra, Han Qi, Stephen Johnston, Agathe Keller, Romain Lefebvre, Guillaume Loizelet, Divna Manol...
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École des chartes | PSL @ecoledeschartes.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
📢 17 février, 18h : lancement du séminaire «Lier les #données du #patrimoine». Avec Charlotte Denoël, Armâne Magnier et Alexandre Tur. Réflexion sur les méthodes de liage des données documentaires et instrumentales à l’œuvre à la BNF pour définir un «manuscrit augmenté». ▶️ urls.fr/sSNbyq
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Alexandre Tur @tur-alexandre.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu'au 30/01 pour l'école d'été "Global history of astronomy week on primary sources" @labnf.bsky.social et @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social : une occasion unique de découvrir dans leur diversité les sources de l'histoire des sciences astrales bnf.hypotheses.org/53408
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[appel à candidatures] École d’été Global history of astronomy week on primary sources. A focus on cosmology, physics and astrology (jusqu’au 30/01/2026)
Après le succès d’une première édition en 2025, la Bibliothèque nationale de France et l’Observatoire de Paris renouvellent en 2026 leur école d’été internationale sur les sources de l’histoire de l’a...
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Thony Christie @rmathematicus.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
17th-century, Italian/French, telescopic astronomer Giovanni Domenico/Jean-Dominique Cassini was born 8 June 1625 #histsci thonyc.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/t...
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The real founder of telescopic astronomy.
In most books on the history of science one finds Galileo Galilei credited with being the founder of telescopic astronomy. This is only true in a very limited sense; Galileo was along with Thomas H…
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Eleonora Andriani @eleonoraandriani.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
2025: Training week: A global History of Astronomy on Primary Sources: new approaches, new digital tools Just a few photos from the first two days @cosmopoet.bsky.social @stephenaj.bsky.social @tur-alexandre.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social @irht-cnrs.bsky.social
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Stephen Johnston @stephenaj.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
On commence! Kicking off the Paris training week in global history of astronomy at @labnf.bsky.social with Matthieu Husson and Alexandre Tur @tur-alexandre.bsky.social. More at eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/t...
Matthieu Husson and Alexandre Tur at BnF Richelieu
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