History of science, 16th-19th centuries.: probability and statistics; scientific observation; objectivity; formal theories of rationality
Elected 2010
History of earth sciences, especially the reconstruction of the earth's pre-human history, 1750-1850; the history of visual imagery in the natural sciences; epistemic issues in field- and museum-based sciences
French Revolution of 1789; historical methods and epistemology; cultural history; human rights