Record

RefNoCMB/118/1/6
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the British National Committee for the History of Science
Date6 March 1964
DescriptionPresent at a meeting held at CJB House in Paddington, London W2: Sir Harold Hartley in the chair; Mr H Clausen; Dr A C Crombie; Professor R Hall; Professor D M Newitt; Professor W D M Paton; Professor A W Skempton; Dr H W Thompson (for the Physical Secretary); Dr W P D Wightman; Dr T I Williams

Matters discussed;
1. Membership

2. Minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 1962

3. Historical Study of the effects of instruments on Science

4. Catalogue of Historical Scientific Instruments - Council unable to accept Committee's proposal

5. History of Physical Oceanogrphy

6. Teaching of History of Science

7. ICSU General Assembly, Vienna, November 1963

8. XI International Congress of the History of Science

9. Meeting of the Council of the History Division of IUHPS

10. 1964 General Assembly of the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science - to be held in Warwaw on 18 and 19 September 1963

11. Nest meeting f the Committee - 30 April 1964

Recommendation to Council:
Minute 5; That authority be given to the British National Committee for the History of Science to consider requests for help and advice in projects concerning the history of science.
Extent3p
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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