Sites of Chemistry in the 19th Century


Sites of Chemistry in the 19th Century
Institute for the History of Medicine and Science "Lopez Pinero" Valencia
6-7 July 2012


The focus of this conference is on the variety of physical sites where chemistry was practiced in the 19th century. The main purpose is to analyse, first, who was practising chemistry in a particular site, where, how, to what ends, and the physical, social, cultural and economic organization of these sites; and second, the wider social, economic, political and cultural contexts for the practice of chemistry through detailed examination of chemists' interactions, in and around these sites, with other actors. 

The conference will be held at the Instituto de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia, Valencia, and will open with a reception at the Institute on Thursday evening, July 5.  The registration desk will be open from 17.00 to 19.00 and again on Friday morning for those arriving later.

The conference programme is now available.  There will be five thematic sessions over the two days.  Full versions of papers will be available in advance to conference participants via a restricted-access page of this website.  A username and password will be issued after receipt of the registration form.

Registration:  There is no registration fee.  Registration is now open. 
Unfortunately the project is unable to pay for accommodation, the conference diner and lunches.  Please download the registration and booking form and return it to us by June 15.

Accommodation: A small number of rooms are available at the Colegio Mayor Rector Peset.  For those who wish to find there own acommodation there is a list of hotels, guest houses and restaurants near the Institute in the Practical Infomation document.

The members of the scientific committee for this conference are:
Marco Beretta (Florence); Jose Ramon Bertomeu-Sanchez (Valencia); Ana Carneiro (Lisbon); Antonio Garcia-Belmar (Valencia); Ernst Homburg (Maastricht); Muriel Le Roux (Paris); John Perkins (Oxford); Geert Vanpaemel (Leuven).

The local organising committee consists of:
Jose Ramon Bertomeu-Sanchez, Mar Cuenca, Antonio Garcia-Belmar ( belmar@ua.es), Ximo Guillem, Ignacio Suay-Matallana.