This interdisciplinary workshop brings together leading Digital Humanities teams from Copenhagen, Paris, and Berlin to explore the enduring power of diagrams as forms of knowledge throughout history and their exciting potential in the digital age. We will delve into the onto-epistemic purposes of diagrams within historical mathematical and astronomical contexts.

Beyond academic presentations, the workshop will feature crucial technical and engineering discussions on effectively digitising historically attested diagrams using modern machine learning and AI tools. We will critically examine both the exciting opportunities and the inherent pitfalls of these cutting-edge approaches, fostering a nuanced understanding of the challenges and possibilities in this evolving field.

More detailed information, including schedule of talks, to follow.

This internal workshop, a collaboration between two external projects and the host institution, has limited space. Interested external attendees should contact amisra@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de to register.

Collaborating Projects

• Project EIDA

  • Matthieu Husson (CNRS | Observatoire de Paris, Principal Investigator)

  • Som Norindr (CNRS | Observatoire de Paris, Digital Project Manager)

  • Samuel Gessner (FCUL | Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia, Scientific Collaborator)

• Project Digital Humanities for Philosophy of Mathematical Practice

  • Henrik Kragh Sørensen (University of Copenhagen, Principal Investigator)

  • Mikkel Willum Johansen (University of Copenhagen, Scientific Collaborator)

Organizer(s)

• Anuj Misra

Address MPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany Room Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

Please see also the website of the MPIWG