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SUMMARY:The science of money: Isaac Newton’s mastering of the mint - Ali
 ce Marples (Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:From 1696 until his death in 1727\, Isaac Newton worked at the
  Royal Mint\, first as Warden (to 1699) and then as Master. He played a vi
 tal role in major economic and financial events such as the Great Recoinag
 e (1696-99)\, the amalgamation of the English and Scottish mints (1706-7)\
 , the fixing of the value of the guinea in 1717\, and the fall-out from th
 e South Sea Bubble of 1720. This paper uses Newton’s employment at the M
 int to explore the wide-ranging intersections between monetary history and
  the history of science in the first half of the eighteenth century. It ex
 amines how he handled various practical aspects of money-making\, from met
 allurgy and metrology to the management of artisanal workers and the impro
 vement of machines. Finally\, it places these activities within broader co
 mmercial and bureaucratic contexts. \nSpeakers:\nAlice Marples (Oxford)
LOCATION:Online with Zoom
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9b2098bc-2baa-4a7f-bd4d-3eeb946a152e/
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