Anderson, Katharine -

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Personal Information
First Name: 
Katharine
Last Name: 
Anderson
Department / Program: 
Science and Technology Studies, York
University Affiliation: 
York University
Phone: 
4167362100
Extension: 
22026
Email Address: 
kateya@yorku.ca
Area of Research
Subject: 
Environment
Science
Time Period: 
18th-20th Century
Specific Area of Research: 
Observation, oceanography, visualization, exploration narratives, scientific methodologies
Academics
PHD Program: 
History
PHD University: 
Northwestern University
PHD Date: 
1994
Major Publications: 
Fitzroy, R and P.P.King, The Narrative of the Voyages of Adventure and Beagle 1826-1836. Edited and annotated by Katharine Anderson. 4 vols. (London Pickering and Chatto, 2011) Predicting the Weather: Victorians and the Science of Meteorology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Anderson, Frappier, Neswald, Trim. "Reading Instruments: Objects, Texts and Museums" Science and Education (2011). 'Cloud spotting: past & present.' Weather Local Knowledge and Everyday Life: Issues in Integrated Climate Studies. Ed. Vladimir Jankovic and Christine Barboza. Rio de Janeiro: MAST, 2009.
Membership in Academic Societies: 
History of Science Scoeity, Victorian Studies Association of Ontario, Association of American Geographers
Courses Taught: 
graduate and undergraduate courses in history, humanities, science and technology studies