Search
Viewpoint
Viewpoint is the newsletter of the BSHS. Launched in its present form in 2006, it appears as an A4-format magazine aimed at a broad readership, featuring news, opinion and interviews addressing the history of science, technology and medicine in all its forms, and drawing on the Society's Outreach and Education activities. Viewpoint is published three times per year, in February, June and October.
In June's issue on 'place'
- Simon Naylor on 'Regionalising Science'
- Diarmid Finnegan on the relationship between geography and the history of science
- BSHS News, including 'Natural Mimics', a new Outreach and Education Committee activity
- An 'Object of the Issue' from Aberdeen, host of our 2010 Conference
- Reviews of fiction, non-fiction, and television programmes
- The Questionnaire: with Thomas Dixon, winner of the 2009 Dingle Prize
- Plus announcements, and more
Contributions
All contributions and correspondence should be sent to the Editor, Dr Melanie Keene, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PH, UK, or to newsletter [at] bshs [dot] org [dot] uk. Electronic communication is preferred. The next issue will be in October 2010 and the deadline for copy is 15 August 2010.
Circulation
Enquiries about circulation, including subscription requests, should be sent to the BSHS Executive Secretary (see contacts). Viewpoint is free to all BSHS members and is priced at £10.00 per year (three issues) for non-members.
Advertisements
The Editor will always consider advertisements regarding new appointments but, as a general rule, other advertisements are not printed in this publication. However, for an appropriate charge, leaflets advertising suitable events, publications, etc, can be sent out with Viewpoint subject to size and postage restrictions. Full details are available from the BSHS Executive Secretary.