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SUMMARY:Evaluation in the Age of Production: The Origins of Gemmology in F
 rance\, c. 1770-1830 - Michael Bycroft (Warwick)
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DESCRIPTION:For historians of European science and technology\, the decade
 s around 1800 are usually remembered for the emergence of new modes of pro
 duction. But technical knowledge was also driven by new modes of evaluatio
 n—new ways of distinguishing between the good\, the bad and the ugly in 
 the material world. This may be illustrated by gemstones\, an unusually va
 luable material that underwent profound social and intellectual changes in
  the period sometimes known as the second scientific revolution. Mineralog
 ists developed a new classification of gems based on crystal form and chem
 ical composition rather than visual properties such as colour and brillian
 ce. The new mineralogy was the basis for a new field of practical knowledg
 e\, the “science of precious stones applied to the arts.” This field u
 sed the latest findings in the natural sciences to determine the commercia
 l and aesthetic value of gems\, whether in the workshop\, the marketplace\
 , the court of law\, or the collector’s cabinet. Evaluation\, as much as
  production\, was part of the origin of modern science.\nSpeakers:\nMichae
 l Bycroft (Warwick)
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