Paper: From theatre to science and back: Trajectories at play in the scientific theatre of Paris modernity

Kurt Vanhoutte and Nele Wynants from the research team Antwerp participated in the international conference “Machines, Magie, Médias. Les arts trompeurs” held at Cerisy-la-Salle from August 20 – 28. Their paper was titles ‘From theatre to science and back: Trajectories at play in the scientific theatre of Paris modernity’ abd treated Henri Robin’s popular science demonstrations in the 1850s and 1860s in London, Brussels and Paris.