Manuel Xavier
PhD Student
Department of History and Philosophy of Sciences, FCUL
Research interests
- History of Portuguese Scientifc Organisation (20th Century);
- Science, University and Politics;
- Material Culture and Scientific Instruments (Geographic missions).
Projects
- “Renovar Fora das Escolas: o Núcleo de Matemática, Física e Química,” PhD project in History and Philosophy of Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. Supervisors: Henrique Leitão (CIUHCT–FCUL) and Ângela Salgueiro (IHC–FCSH), September 2018–September 2022.
Publications
- Manuel Xavier, "Falta de dinheiro e perseguição política: as fracas razões do atraso da matemática portuguesa," Gazeta de Matemática, no. 198 (2022): 31–35.
- Manuel Xavier, "Peter Galison: o homem de inumeráveis subculturas," Gazeta de Física 37, no. 2 (2014): 16–21
- Manuel Xavier, “Meanings of Practice, Morals of Error: The Case of Gago Coutinho's Salmoiraghi Theodolites,” Nuncius 35, no. 1 (2020): 114–140, https://doi.org/10.1163/18253911-03501001.
