Fall 2025 Meeting of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry

The Science History Institute is pleased to cohost the Fall 2025 meeting of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC). Invited speakers will present papers for discussion on topics ranging from medieval medicine to modern climate science.

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC), founded in 1935, has a long-standing tradition in the fields of alchemy and chemistry, organizing colloquia, publications and promoting the interdisciplinary study of the field from its early beginnings to the present. It brings together members interested in the history of chemistry and alchemy from across the world. SHAC holds meetings and webinars, offers scholarly prizes and grants, and publishes the journal Ambix. The Society’s newsletter, Chemical Intelligence, is published twice a year.

Please contact fellowships@sciencehistory.org with any questions about the event.

See the full program here.

Header Image: Plate III: The Modern Chemical Apparatus. No.3 from Volume 4 of the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, 1800