Conference: “Comparative Perspectives on the Scientific Collections of the University of Rennes and the University of Montpellier”

Institute of Botany, Lecture Hall – 163 Rue Auguste Broussonnet, 34000 Montpellier.

The next event in the 2019 “Thursday Lectures” series will be hosted by Dominique Bernard, associate professor at the University of Rennes 1, and Audrey Théron, museum collections curator at the Historical Heritage Department of the University of Montpellier.

This lecture takes us on a journey to Brittany to explore the scientific collections of the Faculty of Sciences in Rennes (1840–1900) through the work of Dominique Bernard, a lecturer at the University of Rennes 1.

Grab your umbrella—it's going to rain all sorts of stories, big and small, about science and technology!

If the names Heron of Alexandria, Abbé Rochon, François Arago, Félix Dujardin, Faustino Malaguti, and Auguste Morren don’t ring a bell, it’s time to pick up the book *A Rediscovered Scientific Treasure*. *The Collection of Scientific Instruments of the Faculty of Sciences of Rennes (1840–1900) *, written by Dominique Bernard, a retired (but very active) associate professor at the University of Rennes 1, and published by Rennes en sciences.

Throughout the 255 pages of his book, the author sets out to describe the history of the Faculty of Sciences in Rennes since its founding and its collections of scientific instruments—with a particular focus on the inventions of Léon Foucault, Pierre, Jacques, and Marie Curie, and Pierre Weiss—all illustrated with photographs, archival material, and humorous cartoons by Nono. An educational and humorous book that the author will present during this lecture.

Alongside her is Audrey Théron, museum collections curator in the Historical Heritage Department at the University of Montpellier, who crossed paths with Dominique Bernard at PATSTEC mission meetings. This is precisely what our collections manager will be highlighting as she introduces you to this mission with its unusual name. Preserving Contemporary Scientific and Technical Heritage (PATSTEC) at a university: why? How? Supported by the Musée des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) in Paris and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, this program aims to preserve the memory of a little-known heritage.

Two perspectives, two universities, with a single goal: to commemorate the evolution of science and technology.

"Thursday Lectures"

The University of Montpellier, with its eight faculties, two schools, six institutes, and 78 research centers, is home to a wealth of instructors andProfessors a wide variety of fields of study.

She wanted to highlight them and make them accessible to as many people as possible by organizing a series of lectures.

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