# Leonie Hannan

Leonie Hannan's book Culture of Curiosity: Science in the Eighteenth Century Home (Manchester University Press, 2023) explores the practice of scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home. While histories of science have identified the genteel household as an important site fo…

Leonie Hannan's book Culture of Curiosity: Science in the Eighteenth Century Home (Manchester University Press, 2023) explores the practice of scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home. While histories of science have identified the genteel household as an important site fo…

Objects can reveal dimensions of the past that written records alone cannot always capture. Public historian Laura Smith explores the power of material culture, how everyday artifacts can illuminate overlooked histories, and the ways museums use objects to encourage observation, conversation, and d…