The Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is holding a symposium entitled "On Natural Sciences in Early History" in the National Library, Lecture Hall on the 2nd floor, on Saturday, May 4, 2013.

The symposium begins at 1:30 p.m. and ends around 4:30 p.m.

Four talks will be given as follows:

Ideas of learned men about nature in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Sigurður Steinþórsson, professor emeritus of geology

How did new theories and methods related to science reach Iceland in the years 1700-1850?

Þorsteinn Vilhjálmsson, professor emeritus of history of science and physics

COFFEE BREAK

A brief introduction to arithmetic – Search for authors Kristín Bjarnadóttir, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education

Icelanders' knowledge of glaciers until the end of the 18th century Helgi Björnsson, glaciologist

Moderator: Þór Jakobsson, meteorologist

The presentation of each talk takes about 20 minutes.

About 10 minutes will be given for questions and discussion after each presentation.

Refreshments will be available during the break in front of the lecture hall on the 2nd floor.

Excerpts from the presentations will be available at the symposium.

They will later be available on the company's website, http://fraedi.is/18.oldin/