3 - 4 pm (CET)

Prof. Dr. Johannes Zachhuber

From the late sixteenth century, European scholars revolutionised chronography by combining astronomical evidence with historical and philological information. Underlying this effort was a novel concept of time as a homogeneous continuum by means of which all conceivable past events could be defined and ordered. One of the main participants in this development was the French Jesuit, Dionysius Petavius (Denis Pétau, 1583-1652). Characteristic for his approach is his joint interest in time, chronography, and history. In my talk, I will discuss Petavius’ contribution to the introduction of absolute time and the impact this had on his understanding of history.

Participants can join the online Chronoi Talk by clicking on the following link:

https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin/j.php?MTID=m5ce1ce819bf11fa10bcbc1d6308b7599

The conference room can be accessed using the following methods:

• Joining directly in your browser; simply click the link above, and look for a button with this option near the bottom of the webpage.

• Downloading the program to your computer (instructions can be found by following the meeting link)

• Using the smartphone app called “Cisco Webex Meetings."

You are welcome to enter the online conference room up to 15 minutes in advance of the start time.