Programme
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Monday, 08 October
| 08h30 | Buses to MAST |
| 09h | Registration Welcome coffee |
| 10h | Opening Session (National Observatory Auditorium) Marco Antonio Raupp, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Maria Margaret Lopes, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences/MCTI Paolo Brenni, Scientific Instrument Commission Marcus Granato, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences/MCTI |
| 10h30 | Welcome Note (National Observatory Auditorium) “Use and circulation of scientific instruments” Silvia Figueirôa (UNICAMP/Brazil) Chair: Maria Margaret Lopes (MAST) |
| 12h | Lunch |
| Session 1 (plenary) Instruments at the Heart of Global and National Politics (National Observatory Auditorium) Chair: Paolo Brenni, Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica, Italy |
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| 13h20 | Magnificent Instruments for a Magnificent King: mathematical instruments in the library of João V, Lisbon Luís Tirapicos, Centre for the History of Science, University of Lisbon |
| 13h40 | Instruments in Transit - The Santo Ildefonso Treaty and the Brazilian Border Demarcations Isabel Malaquias, University of Aveiro |
| 14h | Between Education and Politics: the transfer of the ‘Ajuda Royal Cabinet of Physics’ from Lisbon to Rio (1810-1812) Marta C. Lourenço, Museums of the University of Lisbon Samuel Gessner, Centre for the History of Science, University of Lisbon David Felismino, Museums of the University of Lisbon |
| 14h20 | Province Engineers and the Use of Scientific Instruments during the Construction Process of Bridges and Roads in Minas Gerais (1835-1889) Télio Cravo, University of São Paulo (Social History Postgraduate Program) |
| 14h40 | The Use of the Laussedat’s Phototheodolite in Brazil-Argentina Border in the Early Twentieth Century Bruno Capilé, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Moema de Resende Vergara, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 15h | Discussion (30 min) |
| 15h30 | Coffee-Break |
| Session 2 (plenary) Instruments Across the Atlantic: Astronomy instruments and astronomical observatories (National Observatory Auditorium) Chair: Marta Lourenço, University of Lisbon, Portugal |
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| 16h | Telescopes in Colonial & Federal America, 1620-1820 Sara Schechner, Harvard University |
| 16h20 | America’s Earliest Astronomical Institution: Georg Marcgraf’s Observatory in Dutch Brazil (1638-1643) A. The setting, building, instruments, usage and importance Oscar Toshiaki Matsuura, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 16h40 | America’s Earliest Astronomical Institution: Georg Marcgraf’s Observatory in Dutch Brazil (.1638-1643) B. Recife´s astronomical instruments and their relation with Marcgrave’s earlier training at Leiden Observatory Huib J. Zuidervaart, Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands |
| 17h | Heaving a Little Ballast: seaborne astronomy in the late-eighteenth century Richard Dunn, Royal Museums Greenwich |
| 17h20 | Discussion (30 min) |
| 17h50 | Visit to MAST Marcus Granato, MAST, MCTI |
| 19h30 | Welcome Cocktail |
| 21h | Buses to Catete |
Tuesday, 09 October
| 08h30 | Buses to MAST |
| Session 3 (plenary) Instruments Across the Atlantic: An overview of exchanges through time (National Observatory Auditorium) Chair: Sara Schechner, Harvard University, USA |
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| 09h30 | Between America and Europe: medical-surgical knowledge in transit (seventeenth and eighteenth century) Roberto Poletto, UNISINOS (Postgraduate Program) |
| 10h | The Use of Useless Instruments: The gnomonic inventions by V. Estancel (S.J.) in transit through the Portuguese empire (1650 - 1680) Samuel Gessner, Centre for the History of Science, University of Lisbon |
| 10h20 | Scientific Instruments in the Eighteenth Century Philosophical Travels Alex Varela, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 11h40 | Scientific Instruments Across the Atlantic Ocean: their identification and cultural symbologies in Rio de Janeiro according to Brazilian literature and journalistic reports (1850-1930) Ricardo M. Figueiredo Filho, Federal University of Minas Gerais (History Postgraduate Program) |
| 11h | On Creating International Markets for American Scientific Instruments in the Nineteenth Century Richard L. Kremer, Dartmouth College |
| 11h20 | Discussion (20 min) |
| 11h40 | Group Photo (MAST main historical building) |
| 12h | Lunch |
| 13h30 | Buses to technical visit 1 |
| 14h | Visit to Museu Nacional Claudia Rodrigues Carvalho and Luiz Fernando Duarte |
| 15h30 | Buses to technical visit 2 |
| 16h | Visit to Museu Histórico Nacional – MHN Vera B. Tostes and Beatriz Caldeira |
| 18h | Buses – return to Catete |
Wednesday, 10 October
| 08h30 | Buses to MAST |
| 09h30 | Conference 1 (MAST Auditorium) The 'Instrument of the Indies'. Lunar Eclipses and Longitude in the 16th c. Spanish Empire María Portuondo, Johns Hopkins University, USA Chair: Christina Barboza, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences, Brazil |
| 10h30 | Discussion (30 min) |
| Session 4 Instruments and Collections Studies I (MAST Auditorium) Chair: Marcio Rangel, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences, Brazil |
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| 11h | The So-Called “Chaucer Astrolabe”: the Italian tale of a medieval English instrument Giorgio Strano, Museo Galileo |
| 11h15 | The Role Played by Mathematical Instruments in Renaissance Music Treatises Carla Bromberg, Simão Mathias Center of Studies in History of Science, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| 11h30 | Between Natural and Artificial: the nature of the distillation apparatuses in sixteenth century natural magic Fumikazu Saito, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| 11h45 | Knowing and Doing Mathematics in the Seventeenth Century: a preliminary study on John Browne’s triangular quadrant Ana Rebeca Miranda Castillo, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Fumikazu Saito, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| 12h | And Then There Were None: a review of John Dee’s scientific instruments and their subsequent disappearance Louise Devoy, British Museum |
| 12h15 | Discussion (30 min) |
| Session 5 Teaching Cabinets: instruments and the history of education (Parallel Session) (MAST building - Graduate Classroom) Chair: Peter Heering, University of Flensburg, Germany |
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| 11h | The Collection of Scientific Instruments of the Colégio Marista Arquidiocesano Museum in São Paulo Katya Mitsuko Zuquim Braghini, School of Education, Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| 11h15 | The Set of Physics Teaching Instruments at Pedro II High School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Marcus Granato, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Liliane Bispo dos Santos, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 11h30 | Materials for Sciences’ Teaching in Brazil: the case of Culto à Ciência high school of Campinas/São Paulo State, Brazil - 1899/1902 Reginaldo Meloni, São Paulo Federal University |
| 11h45 | Scientific instruments in the Teaching of Physics in Brazilian Secondary Schools from 1931 to 1961 Maria Cristina de Senzi Zancul, São Paulo State University (UNESP) Elton de Oliveira Barreto, São Paulo State University (Master course in School Education) |
| 12h | The Electrostatic Machines in the UFRJ Polytechnic School Museum Antonio Carlos Moreirão de Queiroz, Polytechnic School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 12h15 | Preserving the Scientific and Technical Heritage of Education: the ‘ASEISTE’ Francis Gires, Association de Sauvegarde et d'Etude des Instruments Scientifiques et Techniques de l'Enseignement Pierre Lauginie, Université Paris-Sud |
| 12h30 | Discussion (30 min) |
| 13h | Lunch |
| Session 6 Instruments and Collections Studies II (MAST Auditorium) Chair: Maria Lucia de Niemeyer M. Loureiro, MAST, Brazil |
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| 14h | Photographic Microscopic Preparations in the Nineteenth Century: techniques and instrumentation Maria Estela Jardim, Centre for Philosophy of Science, University of Lisbon Marília Peres, Centre for Molecular Sciences and Materials, University of Lisbon |
| 14h15 | The Trajectory of the Telescope T. Cook & Sons in teaching and research in the Valongo Observatory Maria Alice Ciocca de Oliveira, Valongo Observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rundsthen V. Nader, Valongo Observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 14h30 | The Gas Chromatograph - Trajectory of Chromatography in Brazil Valeria Freitas, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Marcio Rangel, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 14h45 | How Experiments Drag on – An Analysis of Pieter Zeeman’s Apparatus for Measuring the Fizeau-Effect in Solids at the Museum Boerhaave, Leiden Beto Pimentel, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Ad Maas, Museum Boerhaave |
| 15h | Drummond Light, Limelight Pierre Lauginie, Université Paris-Sud Francis Gires, Association de Sauvegarde et d'Etude des Instruments Scientifiques et Techniques de l'Enseignement |
| 15h15 | Surveying Results of Sets and Collections of Artifacts Related to Brazilian Federal Universities Marcus Granato, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Elias da Silva Maia, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Fernanda Pires Santos, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Glória Gelmini de Castro, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Museology undergraduate course) Mariana S. Damasceno, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Museology undergraduate course) |
| 15h30 | Discussion (30 min) |
| Session 7 Scientific Instruments and the Understanding of Scientific Ideas (Parallel Session) (MAST building - Graduate Classroom) Chair: Adriana Mortara, History Museum of Instituto Butantan, Brazil |
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| 14h | Benjamin Martin: itinerant lecturer of Newtonian natural philosophy and scientific instrument maker in eighteenth-century England Luiz Carlos Soares, Fluminense Federal University |
| 14h15 | Balancing Light and Heat – Rumford’s Experiments with the Thermoscope and the photometer Peter Heering, University of Flensburg |
| 14h30 | Scientific Objects and the Perception of Historical Time Ricardo Aguiar Pacheco, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco |
| 14h45 | Filming Nineteenth Century Physics Demonstrations with Historical Instruments Paolo Brenni, Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica |
| 15h | Stepping into the Past to Understand Time: explorations with astrolabes, clocks, and observation Elizabeth Cavicchi, Edgerton Center, MIT |
| 15h15 | The Good, The Bad and The Pretty: diffraction gratings in museums Tacye Phillipson, National Museums Scotland |
| 15h30 | Discussion (30 min) |
| 16h | Coffee-Break |
| 16h30 | Conference 2 Mr. Miller goes to Europe: gravity instruments and expertise in circulation 1920-1939" (MAST Auditorium) Katharine Anderson, York University, Canada Chair: Richard Kremer, Dartmouth College, USA |
| 17h30 | Discussion (30min) |
| 18h | Laboratorio Museotecnico Goppion and Museo Galileo presentations The museum display case as an instrument of conservation and communication Arch. Anne Lemee and/or Prof. Peter Hohenstatt (Goppion) Presentation of the Book: “Displaying Scientific Instruments: From the Medici Wardrobe to the Museo Galileo” Filippo Camerota, Museo Galileo |
| 18h30 | Poster session Complete list of posters at the end of the Programme |
| 19h | Cocktail by L. M. Goppion |
| 20h | Sky Observation through historical telescope |
| 20h30 | Buses – return to Catete |
Thursday, 11 October
| 08h30 | Buses to MAST |
| 09h30 | Conference 3 Charting the Empire. Enlightened Visions and Reified Theorems in Eighteenth-century Spanish Scientific Expeditions (MAST Auditorium) Juan Pimentel Igea, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain Chair: Giorgio Strano, Museo Galileo, Italy |
| 10h30 | Discussion (30min) |
| Session 8 Around Museums and Scientific Heritage: instrument preservation and display I (MAST Auditorium) Chair: Tacye Phillipson, National Museums Scotland |
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| 11h | Museum Boerhaave: from junk to (almost) triple A Hans Hooijmaijers, Boerhaave Museum |
| 11h15 | Musealization of Science & Technology Objects Maria Lúcia de Niemeyer M. Loureiro, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Liliane Bispo dos Santos, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Flávia B. Araújo da Silva, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Museology undergraduate course) Mariane Aparecida N. Vieira, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Museology undergraduate course) |
| 11h30 | Museum Collection of Health: the case of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Pedro Paulo Soares, Museum of Life, Oswaldo Cruz House Inês Santos Nogueira, Museum of Life, Oswaldo Cruz House |
| 11h45 | An Outlook of the Collection of Scientific Instruments of the Museu Dinâmico de Ciência e Tecnologia-UFJF (Brazil) Patricia M. Mendes, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Museology and Heritage Master Course) Marcio Rangel, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Paulo Noronha, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 12h | Scientific heritage in Brazil. Surveying Results of Sets and Collections of Artifacts Related to the Exact Sciences and Engineering Marcus Granato, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Elias da Silva Maia, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Fernanda Pires Santos, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Glória Gelmini de Castro, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Museology undergraduate course) Mariana S. Damasceno, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Museology undergraduate course) |
| 12h15 | Instruments of Science and Technology: critical perspective of mutual relations Renata Monteiro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ('Science and Health Education’ Postgraduate Program) |
| 12h30 | Discussion (30 min) |
| Session 9 Scientific Instruments as Sources for the History of Research (Parallel Session) (MAST building - Graduate Classroom) Chair: Richard Dunn, Royal Museums Greenwich, UK |
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| 11h | History of the Geo Measure Lab “Theodoro Sampaio” (LGTS) of the Polytechnic School of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA): the formation and challenges of a university collection Ana Regina T. F. Teles, Polytechnic School, Federal University of Bahia Rimara M. Santos, Federal University of Bahia (Museology undergraduate course) |
| 11h15 | Butantan Institute’s First Electron Microscope Adriana Mortara Almeida, History Museum of Butantan Intitute |
| 11h30 | Materializing Physics in Mexico with Cosmic Rays Instruments Adriana Minor Garcia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Postgraduate Program in History and Philosophy of Science) |
| 11h45 | The Old Laboratory of the Instituto de Psicologia: from scientific legitimation to the foundation of an institution Josiane Pawlowski, Psychology Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Guilherme M. B. Souza, UFRJ (Psychology undergraduate course) Érika G. Ambrósio, UFRJ (Psychology undergraduate course) Hugo Leonardo R. S. da Rosa, UFRJ (Psychology undergraduate course) Rebeca Bartolote da Silva, UFRJ (Psychology undergraduate course) Júlia Matos da Fonseca, UFRJ (Psychology undergraduate course) Flávia Carolina S. Gomes, UFRJ (Psychology undergraduate course) Arthur Arruda Leal Ferreira, Psychology Institute, UFRJ |
| 12h | Solar Observations and Solar Instruments Eugenio Reis, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Lise Marcelino Souza, Antares Observatory, Feira de Santana State University |
| 12h15 | Research and Documentation of Museology and Seismology: history of seismographs and its performance in Brazil Thomas F. S. Nizio, University of Brasilia (Museology undergraduate course) George Sand Leão A. França, Seismological Observatory, University of Brasilia |
| 12h30 | Discussion (30 min) |
| 13h | Lunch |
| Session 10 Around Museums and Scientific Heritage: instrument preservation and display II (MAST Auditorium) Chair: Hans Hooijmaijers, Boerhaave Museum, Holland |
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| 14h | Legislation for the Protection of Science and Technology Heritage: the case of Brazil Pedro Louvain de Oliveira, Fluminense Federal University Marcus Granato, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 14h15 | The Historical Scientific Instruments of Petrography, Mineralogy and Chemistry from the Museu Nacional: a heritage to be preserved, researched and exhibited Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Andrea F. Costa, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 14h30 | 3D Digitalization of Scientific Instruments – The Case of the Bamberg Meridian Circle Ricardo Marroquim, Department of Systems Engineering and Computer Science, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Felipe Moura de Carvalho, UFRJ (Systems Engineering and Computer Science Postgraduate Program) Matteo Dellepiane, Visual Computing Laboratory, ISTI-CNR Antonio A. F. Oliveira, Computer Graphics Laboratory, UFRJ |
| 14h45 | The Collection of Instruments at Instituto Benjamim Constant and the Constitution of a Museum for the Institution Debora A. Rodrigues, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (PhD Museology and Heritage course) Marcus Granato, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 15h | Time Measurement Through Historical Scientific Instruments and Exhibits Flávia Requeijo, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Andrea F. Costa, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Maria Esther A. Valente, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Flávio F. Mendes da Costa, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Leonardo Carvalho da Silva, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences T. B. Silva, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences |
| 15h15 | Documenting the Theodoro Sampaio Laboratory Land Survey Collection (Department of Transportation / Polytechnic School / Federal University of Bahia – UFBA, Brazil) Suely Moraes Ceravolo, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) Daiana Soares de Oliveira, UFBA (Museology undergraduate course) |
| 15h30 | Discussion (30 min) |
| 16h | Coffee-Break |
| 16h30 | Presentation of Network 'Recent Heritage of Science in Universities' (Universeum Working Group) (MAST Auditorium) Roland Wittje, University of Regensburg, Germany Marta C. Lourenço, University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| 17h | SIC’s plenary business meeting (MAST Auditorium) |
| 17h30 | Closing Session (MAST Auditorium) |
| 18h | Buses – return to Catete |
| 20h | Buses to Real Astoria Restaurant |
| 20h30 | Conference Dinner |
Friday, 12 October
| 09h | Buses to Visit 3 |
| 09h30 | Visit to Valongo Observatory Maria Alice Ciocca de Oliveira and Rundsthen Nader |
| 11h | Buses to Petrópolis |
| 12h30 | Arrival in Petrópolis Lunch |
| 14h | Visit to Imperial Museum Mauricio Vicente Ferreira Júnior |
| 16h | Sarau |
| 17h | Coffee break |
| 18h | Return to Rio de Janeiro |
| 19h30 | Arrival in Rio de Janeiro |
Posters
Scientific Instruments in Personal Archives: acquisition policy and technical treatment
Maria Celina Soares de Mello e Silva, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences
The Challenge of Scientific Collections: the Cruls commission’ case
Bianca Mandarino Costa, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Master’s course in Museology and Heritage)
Moema de Resende Vergara, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences
Using Old Instruments for Physics Teaching in Secondary Schools in the Past and Present: focus on Newtons’s tube
Maria Cristina de Senzi Zancul, São Paulo State University
Maria José P. Monteiro de Almeida, Campinas State University
The Old Sextant as an Object of Higher Education Today
Antonio de Campos Sachs, Laboratory of Computer Networks and Architecture, University of São Paulo
Maria José P. Monteiro de Almeida, Campinas State University
Maria Cristina de Senzi Zancul, São Paulo State University
A Unique Nineteenth Century Brass Polarizing Microscope by Nachet at the Museu Nacional/UFRJ Collection
Jeroen Meeusen, Private scholar, Belgium
Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
The Role of the Institute for Technological Research (IPT) in Brazilian Scientific and Technological Heritage
Cristiane Alves de Sousa, Technological Researches Institute of São Paulo State
Mariana Marchesi, Technological Researches Institute of São Paulo State
Sonia Troitiño, São Paulo State University
The Steam Generators of Angra1 Nuclear Power Plant: from waste to registration
Monica Penco Figueiredo, Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences
Scientific Instruments for the Construction of Territorial Knowledge: the petrographic microscopes of the Geographic and Geological Commission of São Paulo
Maria Luiza Emi Nagai, Geological Institute of the State of São Paulo
José Maria Azevedo Sobrinho, Geological Institute of the State of São Paulo
The Geological Museum Exhibition and Geographical and Geological Commission in the State of São Paulo
José Barcellos Ramos, Valdemar Lefèvre Geological Museum,
Fernando Alves Pires, Valdemar Lefèvre Geological Museum
Agricultural Sciences from Objects: the Memorial of Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (Brazil) in 100 Years of Teaching, Research and Outreach
Bruno Melo de Araújo, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (History Master’s course)
Ricardo de Aguiar Pacheco, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco
Emanuela Sousa Ribeiro, Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Federal University of Pernambuco
Identification of the Collection of Scientific Instruments of the Museum of Minerals and Rocks, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Maria da Conceição S. Wanderley, Federal University of Pernambuco (Museology undergraduate course)
Tiago R. da Silva, Federal University of Pernambuco (Geology undergraduate course)
Sandra de Brito Barreto, Geology Department, Federal University of Pernambuco
Emanuela S. Ribeiro, Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Federal University of Pernambuco
About the Material Culture of Bell’s Early Experimental Tests: an analysis of techniques and instruments (1972-1982)
Wilson Fábio Oliveira Bispo, Bahia Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology
Conservation of the Scientific Instruments of the Museum of Minerals and Rocks, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Maria da Conceição S. Wanderley, Federal University of Pernambuco (Museology undergraduate course)
João Pedro S. Bezerra, Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE (Geology undergraduate course)
Sandra de Brito Barreto, Geology Department, UFPE
Emanuela S. Ribeiro, Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, UFPE
First Glimpses on the Management of the Federal University of Pernambuco Science and Technology Heritage
Arlindo Francisco da Silva Filho, UFPE (Master's course in Public Management)
Emanuela Souza Ribeiro, Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, UFPE
Sylvana Maria Brandão de Aguiar, Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, UFPE
Material Culture of a Secondary School: instruments for science teaching
Wanderlice da Silva Assis, University of South Mato Grosso (PhD Education Postgraduate Program)
Eurize Caldas Pessanha, Federal University of South Mato Grosso
Introducing Teaching Laboratory Equipment from Europe in a Brazilian Secondary School at the End of the Nineteenth Century
Josilandia de Oliveira Beiral, Northern Rio de Janeiro State University (Master’s course on History of Education)
Silvia Alicia Martínez, Social Policy Program, Northern Rio de Janeiro State University
Fernando José Luna de Oliveira, Northern Rio de Janeiro State University
The Museum of the History of Cartography and Topography, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Heloisa Montenegro Braboza, Federal University of Pernambuco (Museology undergraduate course)
Daniel Carneiro da Silva, Department of Cartographic Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco
Arthur Emir Clifford Valença, Federal University of Pernambuco (BSc course in History)
Initiatives for the Preservation of the Heritage of S&T at the Museum of Science and Technology, University of Ouro Preto, Brazil
Gilson Antônio Nunes, Department of Museology, Museum of Science and Technology, Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP)
Mercedes Estela G. Rainho, UFOP (Museology undergraduate course)
Carlos Augusto R. Jotta, UFOP (Museology undergraduate course)
Felipe Eleutério Hoffman, UFOP (Museology undergraduate course)
The Astronomical Observatory at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: the collection of instruments and a case study in restoration
Cesar Papini Araújo, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Museology undergraduate course)
Claudio M. Bevilacqua, Astronomical Observatory, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
The Breguet Telegraph Set and the Beginning of Telegraphy in Brazil
Mauro Costa da Silva, Pedro II High School
